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King Peak (Yukon)
Mountain in Yukon, Canada
Mountain in Yukon, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | King Peak |
| photo | King Peak 600x450.jpg |
| photo_caption | Aerial view (2006) |
| elevation_m | 5173 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 1073 |
| prominence_ref | |
| listing | {{unbulleted list |
| location | Yukon, Canada |
| range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| map | Canada Yukon |
| map_caption | Location in Yukon |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | NTS |
| first_ascent | 6 June 1952 by Keith Hart and Elton Thayer |
| easiest_route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
|North America highest peaks – 9th |Highest mountains of Canada – 4th
King Peak (sometimes rendered as Mount King) is a mountain in the Saint Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon, Canada. At 5173 m, it is commonly listed as the fourth-highest mountain in Canada and the ninth-highest peak in North America.
Geography
King Peak lies just west of Mount Logan, within the St. Elias range, and is mapped on NTS sheet 115C/10.
Climbing history
The first ascent was completed on 6 June 1952 during a University of Alaska student expedition. Russell Alston Paige, Keith Hart and Elton Thayer reached the summit by traversing the north face from King Col to gain the west ridge; Hart and Thayer are typically listed as the summit pair.
The second ascent was made on 23 July 1952 by Gibson Reynolds and Pete Schoening, and the third ascent followed on 24 July 1952 by Dick McGowan and Bill Niendorff, as recorded in contemporary alpine reporting.
References
References
- "King Peak (place name record)".
- "King Peak".
- "North America, Canada, Yukon Territory, King Peak, Correction".
- Scott, Chic. (2000). "Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering". Rocky Mountain Books.
- (1953). "Yukon Territory, St. Elias Range". Alpine Club of Canada Annual.
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