Mount Saint Elias

This article is about the mountain in Alaska. For the Alaskan mountain range, see Saint Elias Mountains. For the Israeli mountain range, see Mount Carmel. For similarly named Italian mountains, see Monte Sant'Elia (disambiguation).
Mount Saint Elias
Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa or Was'eitushaa
Mount St. Elias from Icy Bay, Alaska
Highest point
Elevation18,008 ft (5,489 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence11,312 ft (3,448 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Logan
Isolation25.6 mi (41.3 km)[1]
Listing
Coordinates60°17′32″N 140°55′53″W / 60.29222°N 140.93139°W / 60.29222; -140.93139[2]
Geography
Mount Saint Elias is located in Alaska
Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias
Location on Alaska/Yukon border
Mount Saint Elias is located in Yukon
Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias (Yukon)
LocationYakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S./Yukon, Canada
Parent rangeSaint Elias Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS Mt. Saint Elias
NTS 115C7 Newton Glacier[3]
Climbing
First ascent1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa also designated Boundary Peak 186),[2][4] the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, stands on the Yukon and Alaska border about 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Mount Logan,[5] the highest mountain in Canada. The Canadian side of Mount Saint Elias forms part of Kluane National Park and Reserve, while the U.S. side of the mountain is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

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