McArthur Peak

McArthur Peak
Highest point
Elevation	4,344 m (14,252 ft)
Prominence	924 m (3,031 ft)
Listing	North America highest peaks 32nd Canada highest major peaks 13th
Coordinates	60°36′23″N 140°12′49″W / 60.60639°N 140.21361°W / 60.60639; -140.21361Coordinates: 60°36′23″N 140°12′49″W / 60.60639°N 140.21361°W / 60.60639; -140.21361
Geography
Location	Yukon, Canada
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map	NTS 115C9 McArthur Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1961
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

McArthur Peak is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada. The peak, 31st highest in the Yukon, sits 11 km NE of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for James Joseph McArthur, a Dominion Land Surveyor who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft (3047 m) — Mount Stephen in 1887.

The first ascent was made in 1961 from the Hubbard Glacier up the north ridge by Barbara Lilley, Alexander McDermott, Donald Monk, Seymour Ossofsky, George Wallerstein.^[1]

See also[]

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of Canada

References[]

• McArthur Peak on the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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