Location in Alaska, United States and Yukon, Canada
Location
Yukon, Canada / Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent range
Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map
NTS 115B5 Mount Vancouver USGS Mount Saint Elias B-5
Climbing
First ascent
July 5, 1949[2]
Easiest route
Major Expedition
Mount Vancouver is the 15th highest mountain in North America. Its southern side lies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve at the top of the Alaska panhandle, while its northern side is in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the southwestern corner of Yukon, Canada. Mount Vancouver has three summits: north, middle, and south, with the middle summit being the lowest. The south summit, Good Neighbor Peak at 4,785 m (15,699 ft), straddles the international border while the north summit is slightly higher at 4,812 m (15,787 ft).[3]
The mountain was named by William Healey Dall in 1874 after George Vancouver, who explored the southeast coast of Alaska from 1792 to 1794.[2]
^ abc"Mount Vancouver". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
^"True Location of Mount Vancouver". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
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