Mount Saint Elias
Mountain in Alaska and the Yukon Territory on the United States–Canada border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the mountain in Alaska. For the Alaskan mountain range, see Saint Elias Mountains. For the Israeli mountain range, see Mount Carmel. For similarly named Italian mountains, see Monte Sant'Elia (disambiguation).
Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa also designated Boundary Peak 186),[2][3] the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, stands on the Yukon and Alaska border about 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Mount Logan,[4] the highest mountain in Canada. The Canadian side of Mount Saint Elias forms part of Kluane National Park and Reserve, while the U.S. side of the mountain is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
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Mount Saint Elias | |
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Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa or Was'eitushaa | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 18,008 ft (5,489 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 11,312 ft (3,448 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Logan |
Isolation | 25.6 mi (41.3 km)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 60°17′32″N 140°55′53″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S./Yukon, Canada |
Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mt. Saint Elias NTS 115C7 Newton Glacier |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi |
Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
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