Mount Queen Mary

Mount Queen Mary
Elevation	3,928 m (12,887 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,338 m (4,390 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Yukon  Canada
Range	Saint Elias Mountains
Coordinates	60°37′41″N 139°43′26″W / 60.62806°N 139.72389°W / 60.62806; -139.72389Coordinates: 60°37′41″N 139°43′26″W / 60.62806°N 139.72389°W / 60.62806; -139.72389
Topo map	NTS 115B/12
Climbing
First ascent	1961

Mount Queen Mary is located 85 km (53 mi) 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]

See also

• Mountain peaks of Canada
• Mountain peaks of North America

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Queen Mary". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=252. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
2. ^ "A mountain by any other name...". Canadian Geographic Magazine. http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/So01/mtn_names.asp. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
3. ^ "Mount King George Expedition 1996". Ade Miller. http://www.ademiller.com/climbing/reports/king_george_report.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-02.