Mount Odin
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| Mount Odin | |
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 Mount Odin snow and ice |
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| Elevation | 2,147 m (7,044 ft)[1] |
| Location | Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Range | Baffin Mountains |
| Prominence | 2,147 m (7,044 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | NTS 026I/11 |
| First ascent | 1931 Baird; Marmet |
Mount Odin is the highest mountain on Baffin Island, located 46 km (29 mi) north of Pangnirtung and south of Mount Asgard. It is also the fifth highest peak in Nunavut and eastern North America (if one defines North America as Canada and the United States).[2][1] The mountain is located in Auyuittuq National Park along the Akshayuk Pass. Mount Odin is named after Odin, the chief of the gods in Norse mythology and Norse paganism.
Mount Odin has an impressive rocky south face which drops into the Weasel River. To the north, the area is glaciated.
Mount Odin is the highest mountain with the Baffin Mountains as well as the fifth highest in the Arctic Cordillera. It also has a topographic prominence of 2,147 m (7,044 ft), greater than any other mountain with the Baffin Mountains and on Baffin Island, making Odin the third highest mountain in Nunavut by topographic prominence.[1]
Although Mount Odin is the highest mountain on Baffin Island, Mount Asgard is perhaps the most famous.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Mount Odin in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ SummitPost - Mount Asgard
- ^ Baffin Island - Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia Retrieved on 2007-10-06
 View of Odin's flanks |
 Looking down the valley at Mount Odin |
 Mount Odin looming in the mists |
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