Pinnacle Peak (Yukon)
Summit of the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park of Yukon, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pinnacle Peak is a remote 3,714-meter-elevation (12,184-foot) mountain summit of the Saint Elias Mountains, in Kluane National Park of Yukon, Canada. It ranks as the 37th-highest officially named mountain in Canada.[5] It is situated at the head of the South Arm of the Kaskawulsh Glacier. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) above the Dusty Glacier in 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles). Neighbors include Mount Kennedy, 14 km to the south, and Mount Alverstone, 14 km to the south-southwest.
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Pinnacle Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,714 m (12,185 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 880 m (2,890 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Peak 12401[3] |
Isolation | 11.57 km (7.19 mi)[3] |
Coordinates | 60°27′43″N 138°58′33″W[4] |
Geography | |
Location | Kluane National Park Yukon, Canada |
Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 115B7 Mount Kennedy |
Climbing | |
First ascent | April 20, 1965 |
Easiest route | West Ridge |
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