Mount Logan
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| Mount Logan | |
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 Mount Logan from the southwest |
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| Elevation | 5,959 metres (19,550 feet) |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Prominence | 5,250 m (17,224 ft) (Mentasta Pass) Ranked 6th |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | NTS 115B |
| First ascent | 1925 by A.H. MacCarthy et. al. |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Mount Logan is Canada's highest mountain and the second-highest peak in North America, after Denali (Mount McKinley). The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Mt. Logan is located within Kluane National Park and Reserve in southwestern Yukon and is the source of the Hubbard and Logan Glaciers. Logan reportedly has the largest base circumference of any mountain on Earth.
Due to active tectonic uplifting, Mt. Logan is actually still rising in elevation. Before 1992, the exact height of Mt. Logan was unknown and measurements ranged from 5,949 metres to 6,050 metres . In May 1992, a GSC expedition climbed Mt. Logan and fixed the current height of Mt. Logan using GPS.
Temperatures are extremely cold on and near Mount Logan. On May 26, 1991 a record -77.5 °C (-106.6 °F) was observed, making it the coldest recorded temperature outside of Antarctica [dubious — see talk page]. It is not counted as the coldest temperature in North America since it was recorded at a very high altitude.
The Mount Logan massif is considered to contain all the surrounding peaks with less than 500 m of prominence, as listed below:
| Peak | metres | feet | Latitude (N) | Longitude (W) |
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| Main | 5,959 | 19,550 | 60°34′02″ | 140°24′10″ |
| Philippe Peak (West) | 5,925 | 19,439 | 60°34′45″ | 140°25′56″ |
| Stuart Peak (East) | 5,900 | 19,357 | 60°34′32″ | 140°21′55″ |
| Houston's Peak | 5,720 | 18,766 | 60°35′06″ | 140°27′13″ |
| Prospector Peak | 5,644 | 18,517 | ||
| AINA Peak | 5,630 | 18,471 | ||
| Russell Peak | 5,570 | 18,274 | 60°35′35″ | 140°28′02″ |
| Tudor Peak (North) | 5,559 | 18,238 | 60°36′59″ | 140°25′56″ |
| Saxon Peak (Northeast) | 5,490 | 18,012 | 60°36′59″ | 140°29′28″ |
| Queen Peak | 5,380 | 17,651 | ||
| Capet Peak (Northwest) | 5,280 | 17,323 | ||
| Catenary Peak | 4,097 | 13,442 | ||
| Teddy Peak | 3,956 | 12,979 |
Mt. Logan was first climbed on June 23, 1925 by A.H. MacCarthy, H.F. Lambart, A. Carpe, W.W. Foster, N. Read and A. Taylor.
Following the death of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, a close friend of Trudeau's, considered renaming the mountain Mount Trudeau; however, opposition from Yukoners, mountaineers, geologists, Trudeau's political critics, and many other Canadians forced the plan to be dropped. A mountain in British Columbia's Premier Range was named Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau instead.
On the last few days of May 2005, three climbers from the North Shore Search and Rescue team of North Vancouver became stranded on the mountain. A joint operation by Canadian and American forces rescued the three climbers and took them to Anchorage, Alaska for treatment of frostbite.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mount Logan on TierraWiki.org
- Mount Logan on Bivouac - Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia - Photos, climbing info
- Mount Logan on GSC
- Mount Logan on Peakware - photos
- Map showing location of Mount Logan in the Saint Elias Range
- Conquering Mt. Logan
- ACC Accident report for May 2005
