McArthur Peak

McArthur Peak
Highest point
Elevation	4,344 m (14,252 ft)
Prominence	924 m (3,031 ft)
Listing	North America highest peaks 32nd Canada highest major peaks 13th
Coordinates	60°36′23″N 140°12′49″W
Geography
Location	Yukon, Canada
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map	NTS 115C9 McArthur Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1961
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

McArthur Peak is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada. The peak, 13th highest in Canada, sits 11 km NE of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for James Joseph McArthur, a Dominion Land Surveyor who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft (3047 m) — Mount Stephen in 1887.

The first ascent was made in 1961 from the Hubbard Glacier up the north ridge by Barbara Lilley, Alexander McDermott, Donald Monk, Seymour Ossofsky, George Wallerstein.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of Canada

References

• McArthur Peak on the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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