Mount Queen Mary | |
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Elevation | 3,928 m (12,887 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) [1] |
Location | |
Location | Yukon Canada |
Range | Saint Elias Mountains |
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]