Mount Queen Mary | |
Elevation M: | 3928 |
Prominence M: | 1338 |
Location: | Yukon, Canada |
Range: | Saint Elias Mountains |
Coordinates: | 60.6281°N -139.7239°W |
First Ascent: | 1961 |
Mount Queen Mary is located 850NaN0 southwest of Destruction Bay, Yukon.[1] The mountain was named in 1935, along with the nearby (6 km away) Mount King George, for George V’s and Queen Mary's silver jubilee, or 25 years of rule.[2]
Although large, the mountain has easy angle aspects, in particular from the north. The first ascent took place in 1961, when a seven-person team from Seattle climbed the northeast ridge. The west ridge was first climbed in 1978 by a Canadian team including a dog. Several other ascents of the peak have been made, but largely from the north and west sides of the mountain.[3]