Mount King George Explained

Mount King George
Elevation M:3741
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1281
Range:Saint Elias Mountains
Location:Yukon, Canada
Map:Canada Yukon
Coordinates:60.5311°N -139.7831°W
First Ascent:1966

Mount King George is located in Kluane National Park within Yukon Territory in Canada. The mountain was named in 1935, along with the nearby Mount Queen Mary, for George V’s and Queen Mary's silver jubilee, or 25 years of rule.[2] The mountain's first published ascent was in 1966. The results of a 1996 expedition to Mount King George have been published.[3]

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  1. 2840. Mount King George. 2016-03-06.
  2. Web site: A mountain by any other name.... Canadian Geographic Magazine. 2001. 2009-12-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091210215454/http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/So01/mtn_names.asp. 2009-12-10.
  3. Web site: Mount King George Expedition 1996. Ade Miller. 2009-12-02.