Mount Logan

Mount Logan
For other uses, see Mount Logan (disambiguation).
Mount Logan

Mount Logan from the southwest
Elevation 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
Prominence 5,250 m (17,224 ft) [1]
Ranked 6th
Parent peak Mount McKinley[2]
Listing Seven Second Summits
Country high point
Ultra
Location
Mount Logan is located in Canada
Mount Logan
Yukon, Canada
Range Saint Elias Mountains
Coordinates 60°34′02″N 140°24′10″W / 60.56722°N 140.40278°W / 60.56722; -140.40278Coordinates: 60°34′02″N 140°24′10″W / 60.56722°N 140.40278°W / 60.56722; -140.40278
Topo map NTS 115B
Climbing
First ascent 1925 by A.H. MacCarthy et al.
Easiest route glacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America, after Mount McKinley (Denali). The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park and Reserve[3] in southwestern Yukon and is the source of the Hubbard and Logan Glaciers. Logan is believed to have the largest base circumference of any non-volcanic mountain on Earth (a large number of shield volcanoes are much larger in size and mass), with the massif containing eleven peaks over 5,000 metres (16,400 ft).[4][5]

Because of active tectonic uplifting, Mount Logan is still rising in elevation. Before 1992, the exact height of Mount Logan was unknown and measurements ranged from 5,959 metres (19,551 ft) to 6,050 metres (19,849 ft). In May 1992, a GSC expedition climbed Mount Logan and fixed the current height of 5,959 metres (19,551 ft) using GPS.[4]

Temperatures are extremely cold on and near Mount Logan. On the 5,000 m high plateau, air temperature hovers around −45 °C (−49 °F) in the winter and reaches near freezing in summer with the median temperature for the year around −27 °C (−17 °F). Minimal snow melt leads to a significant ice cap, reaching almost 300 m (984 ft) in certain spots.[5]

Contents

Peaks of the massif

The Mount Logan massif is considered to contain all the surrounding peaks with less than 500 m (1,640 ft) of prominence, as listed below:

Peak Height Prominence Coordinates
Main[1] 5,959 m (19,551 ft) 5,250 m (17,224 ft) above Mentasta Pass 60°34′2″N 140°24′14.4″W / 60.56722°N 140.404°W / 60.56722; -140.404 ((primary peak))
Philippe Peak (West)[6] 5,925 m (19,439 ft) 265 m (869 ft) 60°34′42.6″N 140°26′02.4″W / 60.5785°N 140.434°W / 60.5785; -140.434 (Philippe Peak)
Logan East Peak (Stuart Peak)[7] 5,898 m (19,350 ft) 198 m (650 ft) 60°34′31.1″N 140°22′00.1″W / 60.575306°N 140.366694°W / 60.575306; -140.366694 (Logan East Peak)
Houston's Peak[8] 5,740 m (18,832 ft) 100 m (328 ft) 60°35′03.5″N 140°27′20.5″W / 60.584306°N 140.455694°W / 60.584306; -140.455694 (Houston's Peak)
Prospector Peak[9] 5,644 m (18,517 ft) 344 m (1,129 ft) 60°35′58.9″N 140°30′40.7″W / 60.599694°N 140.511306°W / 60.599694; -140.511306 (Prospector Peak)
AINA Peak[10] 5,630 m (18,471 ft) 130 m (427 ft) 60°36′31.8″N 140°31′48.6″W / 60.608833°N 140.530167°W / 60.608833; -140.530167 (AINA Peak)
Russell Peak[11] 5,580 m (18,307 ft) 80 m (262 ft) 60°35′31.2″N 140°29′08.9″W / 60.592°N 140.485806°W / 60.592; -140.485806 (Russell Peak)
Tudor Peak (Logan North Peak)[12] 5,559 m (18,238 ft) 219 m (719 ft) 60°36′58.2″N 140°29′35.4″W / 60.616167°N 140.493167°W / 60.616167; -140.493167 (Tudor Peak)
Saxon Peak (Northeast)[13] 5,500 m (18,045 ft) 80 m (262 ft) 60°37′12.0″N 140°27′57.6″W / 60.62°N 140.466°W / 60.62; -140.466 (Saxon Peak)
Queen Peak[14] 5,380 m (17,651 ft) 160 m (525 ft) 60°36′33.5″N 140°35′12.5″W / 60.609306°N 140.586806°W / 60.609306; -140.586806 (Queen Peak)
Capet Peak (Northwest)[15] 5,250 m (17,224 ft) 240 m (787 ft) 60°38′15.0″N 140°32′41.3″W / 60.6375°N 140.544806°W / 60.6375; -140.544806 (Capet Peak)
Catenary Peak[16] 4,097 m (13,442 ft) 397 m (1,302 ft) 60°36′36.0″N 140°17′52.1″W / 60.61°N 140.297806°W / 60.61; -140.297806 (Catenary Peak)
Teddy Peak[17] 3,956 m (12,979 ft) 456 m (1,496 ft) 60°32′37.7″N 140°28′41.5″W / 60.543806°N 140.478194°W / 60.543806; -140.478194 (Teddy Peak)

First ascent

Mount Logan from the NE, as seen from Kluane Icefield

In 1922, a geologist approached the Alpine Club of Canada with the suggestion that the club send a team to the mountain to reach the summit for the first time. An international team of Canadian, British and American climbers was assembled and initially they had planned their attempt in 1924 but funding and preparation delays postponed the trip until 1925. The international team of climbers began their journey in early May, crossing the mainland from the Pacific coast by train. They then walked the remaining 200 kilometres (120 mi) to within 10 kilometres (6 mi) of the Logan Glacier where they established base camp. In the early evening of June 23, 1925, Albert H. MacCarthy (leader), H.F. Lambart, Allen Carpé, W.W. Foster, N. Read and Andy Taylor stood on top for the first time.[5][18] It had taken them 65 days to approach the mountain from the nearest town, McCarthy, summit and return, with all climbers intact.[19]

Subsequent notable ascents and attempts

  • 1957 East Ridge. Don Monk, Gil Roberts and 3 others (USA) reached the summit on July 19.[20]
  • 1965 Hummingbird Ridge (South Ridge). Dick Long, Allen Steck, Jim Wilson, John Evans, Frank Coale and Paul Bacon (USA) over 30 days, mid-July to Mid-August. Fred Beckey remarked: "When they got back we just couldn't believe that they had climbed that thing. We didn't think they had a chance".[21] Featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.
  • 1977 Warbler Ridge. Dave Jones, Frank Baumann, Fred Thiessen, Jay Page (all from Canada) and Rene Bucher (Swiss) in 22 days.[22]
  • 1979 Northwest Ridge. Michael Down (CA), Paul Kindree, John Howe, Reid Carter and John Wittmayer climbed to the summit over 22 days, topping out on June 19.[23]
  • 1979 South-Southwest Ridge. Raymond Jotterand (CA), Alan Burgess, Jim Elzinga and John Laughlan reached the summit after 15 days of climbing on June 30 and July 1.[24]
  • 1987 an alpine-style attempt on the Hummingbird Ridge ended with the deaths of Catherine Freer (USA), North America's strongest female alpinist, and David Cheesmond from South Africa and Canada, considered among the best alpinists in the world, when a cornice broke.[25]

Proposed renaming

Mount Logan 3D view

Following the death of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, a close friend of Trudeau's, considered renaming the mountain Mount Trudeau;[26] [27] however, opposition from Yukoners, mountaineers, geologists, Trudeau's political critics, and many other Canadians forced the plan to be dropped. A mountain in British Columbia's Premier Range was named Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau instead.

May 2005 rescue

During the last few days of May 2005, three climbers from the North Shore Search and Rescue team of North Vancouver became stranded on the mountain. A joint operation by Canadian and American forces rescued the three climbers and took them to Anchorage, Alaska for treatment of frostbite.[28]

See also

Bibliography

  • Irving, R. L. G., Ten Great Mountains (London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1940)[29]
  • Sherman, Paddy (1965). Cloud Walkers - Six Climbs on Major Canadian Peaks. Toronto, Canada: Macmillan of Canada. pp. 1–38. Lib Congress Cat# 65-25069. 
  • Roper, Steve; Allen Steck (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco, CA, USA: Sierra Club Books. pp. 179–182. ISBN 0-87156-292-8. 

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Logan". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=14. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  2. ^ "Mount Logan". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=541. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  3. ^ "Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada". Parks Canada. http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/yt/kluane/index.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-01. 
  4. ^ a b "Mount Logan". Geological Survey of Canada. http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/hist/logan/mountlogan_e.php. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  5. ^ a b c "Mount Logan: Canadian Titan". Virtual Museum of Canada. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Logan/. Retrieved 2008-09-18. 
  6. ^ "Philippe Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=18352. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  7. ^ "Logan East Peak (Stuart Peak)". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=15754. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  8. ^ "Houston's Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=15875. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  9. ^ "Prospector Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=16893. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  10. ^ "AINA Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=15003. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  11. ^ "Russell Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=16931. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  12. ^ "Tudor Peak (Logan North Peak)". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=16708. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  13. ^ "Saxon Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=16718. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  14. ^ "Queen Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=16897. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  15. ^ "Capet Peak (Northwest Peak)". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=16721. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  16. ^ "Catenary Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2827. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  17. ^ "Teddy Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2831. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  18. ^ "Conquering Mount Logan". Parks. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/archives2_E.asp?id=323. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  19. ^ Sherman, Paddy (1965). Cloud Walkers - Six Climbs on Major Canadian Peaks. Toronto, Canada: Macmillan of Canada. pp. 1–38. Lib Congress Cat# 65-25069. 
  20. ^ Selters, Andy (2004). Ways to the Sky. Golden, CO, USA: American Alpine Club Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-930410-83-1. 
  21. ^ Selters, Andy (2004). Ways to the Sky. Golden, CO, USA: American Alpine Club Press. pp. 179–182. ISBN 0-930410-83-1. 
  22. ^ Scott, Chic (2000). Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 319–320. ISBN 0-921102-59-3. 
  23. ^ Down, Michael (1980). "Climbs and Expeditions". The American Alpine Journal 1980 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 22 (53): 559. ISSN 0065-6925. 
  24. ^ Jotterand, Raymond (1980). "Climbs and Expeditions". The American Alpine Journal 1980 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 22 (53): 557–559. ISSN 0065-6925. 
  25. ^ Selters, Andy (2004). Ways to the Sky. Golden, CO, USA: American Alpine Club Press. pp. 312. ISBN 0-930410-83-1. 
  26. ^ "Mount Logan to become Mount Trudeau". CBC News. 2000-10-05. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2000/10/05/mountain001005.html. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  27. ^ "Highest peak to be Trudeau Mountain". Globe and Mail. 2000-10-05. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930031511/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/series/trudeau/peak.html. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  28. ^ "ACC Accident report for May 2005". Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton section. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20071016144421/http://alpineclub-edm.org/accidents/accident.asp?id=1231. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  29. ^ The climbing history up to 1939 of Mount Logan, Snowdon, Ben Nevis, Ushba, Everest, Nanga Parbat, Kanchenjunga, the Matterhorn, Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mont Blanc.

External links


v · d · eSeven Second Summits
Asia

K2 (8,611 m/28,251 ft)
South America

Ojos del Salado (6,893 m/22,615 ft)
North America

Mount Logan (5,959 m/19,551 ft)
Africa

Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft)
Europe
Dykh-Tau (5,205 m/17,077 ft)  •  or  Monte Rosa (4,634 m/15,203 ft)
Antarctica

Mount Tyree (4,852 m/15,919 ft)
Australia (Oceania)

Puncak Trikora (4,730 m/15,518 ft)  •  or  Mount Townsend (2,209 m/7,247 ft)

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