Mount Worthington (Yukon)

Mount Worthington
Mount Worthington
	Mount Worthington and Kathleen Lake
Highest point
Elevation	2,168 m (7,113 ft)
Coordinates	60°34′50″N 137°22′43″W / 60.58056°N 137.37861°WCoordinates: 60°34′50″N 137°22′43″W / 60.58056°N 137.37861°W
Geography
	Mount Worthington Location in Yukon, Canada
Location	Kluane National Park; Yukon, Canada
Parent range	Auriol Range; Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map	NTS 115A11

Mount Worthington is a 2,168-metre (7,113-foot) mountain summit in the Auriol Range of the Saint Elias Mountains, in Kluane National Park of Yukon, Canada.^[1] The mountain is situated above the shores of Kathleen Lake, 7.2 km (4 mi) northwest of Kings Throne Peak across the lake, and 19 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Haines Junction, Yukon. The mountain can be seen from the Haines Highway as it prominently rises 1,570-metre (5,150-foot) above the lake. The mountain's name was officially adopted August 12, 1980, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[1] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Worthington is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mount Worthington". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

Mount Worthington