Mount Queen Mary Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. 252. Mount Queen Mary. 2009-12-02.
  2. Web site: A mountain by any other name.... Canadian Geographic Magazine. 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.