Mount Odin

Mount Odin
Mount Odin snow and ice
Elevation	2,147 m (7,044 ft) [1]
Prominence	2,147 m (7,044 ft) [1]
Listing	List of Ultras in Canada
Location
Mount Odin Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Range	Baffin Mountains
Coordinates	63°33′0″N 65°26′0″W / 63.55°N 65.433333°W / 63.55; -65.433333Coordinates: 63°33′0″N 65°26′0″W / 63.55°N 65.433333°W / 63.55; -65.433333
Topo map	NTS 026I/11
Climbing
First ascent	1931 Baird; Marmet

Mount Odin is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Auyuittuq National Park along the Akshayuk Pass, 46 km (29 mi) north of Pangnirtung and south of Mount Asgard. Mount Odin is the highest mountain on Baffin Island.

Mount Odin is the highest mountain within the Baffin Mountains as well as the fifth highest in the Arctic Cordillera. It has a topographic prominence of 2,147 m (7,044 ft), greater than any other mountain within the Baffin Mountains and on Baffin Island, making Odin the third highest mountain in Nunavut by topographic prominence.^[1][2] Odin is the fifth highest peak in Nunavut and eastern North America (if one defines North America as Canada and the United States).^[1][3]

The mountain is named after Odin, the chief of the gods in Norse mythology and Norse paganism.

Geography

Mount Odin has an impressive rocky south face which drops into the Weasel River. To the north, the area is glaciated.

See also

• List of mountains in Canada
• List of peaks by prominence
• List of places named after Odin

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mount Odin". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=266. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
2. ^ "Baffin Island". Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia. http://www.peakware.com/areas.html?a=310. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 
3. ^ "Mount Asgard". SummitPost. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152334/mount-asgard.html. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 

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  View of Odin's flanks

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  Looking down the valley at Mount Odin

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  Mount Odin looming in the mists