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Mount Saint Elias

Mount Saint Elias
Elevation: 18,008 feet (5,489 metres)
Latitude: 60° 17′ 36″N
Longitude: 140° 55′ 46″W
Location: Alaska-Yukon
Topo map: USGS Mt. Saint Elias
Range: Saint Elias Range
First ascent: 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi
Easiest route: glacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Saint Elias is the second highest mountain in both the United States and Canada, being situated on the Alaska and Yukon border.

The mountain was first sighted on July 16, 1741 by Vitus Bering of Russia. While some historians contend that the mountain was named by Bering, others believe that eighteenth century mapmakers named it after Cape Saint Elias, when it was left unnamed by Bering.

Mt. St. Elias was first climbed on July 31, 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi, Vittorio Sella and party.

External link

  • Mount Saint Elias on Bivouac http://bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=274
  • Mt. St. Elias on Peakware http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/saintelias.htm



Last updated: 02-07-2005 15:47:20
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55