Mount Wood (Yukon)
| Mount Wood | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,842 m (15,886 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,190 m (3,900 ft) [1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 61°13′58″N 140°30′45″W / 61.23278°N 140.51250°WCoordinates: 61°13′58″N 140°30′45″W / 61.23278°N 140.51250°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 115F/02[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1941 by Walter Wood, Anderson Blakewell and Albert Jackman[1] |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Mount Wood (sometimes referred to as Wood Peak) is the seventh highest mountain in Canada and is located in Kluane National Park and Reserve. In 1900 it was named by the surveyor James J. McArthur (1856-1925) after Zachary Taylor Wood (d.1915), a North West Mounted Pohce inspector in Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush. He was later the commissioner of the NWMP.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mount Wood". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
- 1 2 "Mount Wood". Geographical Names of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
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