Mara Mountain

Mara Mountain
Mara Mountain, middle center, as it appears from space.
Elevation	1,155.19 m (3,790 ft)
Prominence	1,149 m (3,770 ft)
Location
Location	Peary Land, Greenland
Range	Roosevelt Mountain Range
Coordinates	83°34′17.30″N 30°28′42.28″W / 83.571472°N 30.4784111°W / 83.571472; -30.4784111Coordinates: 83°34′17.30″N 30°28′42.28″W / 83.571472°N 30.4784111°W / 83.571472; -30.4784111
Topo map	NTS 340D/15
Climbing
First ascent	July 14, 1998, 3:10 am
Easiest route	basic snow climb

Mara Mountain, in northern Greenland, is the closest known mountain to the North Pole. Located in the Roosevelt Mountain Range in Peary Land, it is approximately 446.17 miles (718.04 km) away from the North Pole.^[1] Named after Mara Boland, a horse trainer, mountaineer, and photographer from Santa Ynez, the mountain was first ascended during the American Top of The World Expedition of 1998 and was visited again in the 2003 Expedition led by Dennis Schmitt.^[2] The first climb to the summit was on July 14, 1998 in five hours by the team members of the Top of The World Expedition and it was later named Mara Mountain on July 6, 2003 in the 2003 Expedition for the northernmost island in the world. The team then had six members, including Mara Boland.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Arctic astronomy". Eso.org. 2007. http://www.eso.org/gen-fac/pubs/astclim/espas/Arctic/. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 
2. ^ "To the Top of the World". ReadandRun.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080501041351/http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/sgardiner/greenlnd/index1.htm#TOW%20Peak. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 
3. ^ "The View of Mara Mountain". ReadandRun.com. 2003. http://www.arcticthule.com/photos/pages/maramountain.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-06.