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Coordinates: 60°36′23″N 140°12′49″W / 60.60639°N 140.21361°W / 60.60639; -140.21361
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{{Infobox Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in Canada}}
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| Name = McArthur Peak
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| name = McArthur Peak
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| Elevation = 4,344 metres (14,252 feet)
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| Location = [[Yukon|Yukon, Canada]]
| elevation_m = 4344
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| Range = [[Saint Elias Mountains]]
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| Prominence = 924 m (3031 ft)
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| Coordinates = {{coor dms|60|36|23|N|140|12|49|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}
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| Topographic map = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] 115C/09
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| First ascent = 1961
|[[List of the highest major summits of North America|North America highest peaks]] 32nd
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| Easiest route = glacier/snow/ice climb
|[[List of highest mountain peaks of Canada|Canada highest major peaks]] 13th
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| location = [[Yukon]], Canada
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| range = [[Saint Elias Mountains]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|60|36|23|N|140|12|49|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline,title}}
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| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|115|C|9}}
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| first_ascent = 1961
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| easiest_route = glacier/snow/ice climb
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'''McArthur Peak''' is a [[mountain|peak]] in the [[Saint Elias Mountains]] of [[Yukon]], [[Canada]]. The peak, 15th highest in the Yukon, sits 11 km NE of [[Mount Logan]], the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for [[James Joseph McArthur]], a [[Dominion Land Survey]]or who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft (3047 m) — [[Mount Stephen]] in 1887.


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'''McArthur Peak''' is a [[mountain|peak]] in the [[Saint Elias Mountains]] of [[Yukon]], Canada. The peak, 13th highest in Canada, sits 11 km NE of [[Mount Logan]], the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for [[James Joseph McArthur]], a [[Dominion Land Survey]]or who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft (3047 m) — [[Mount Stephen]] in 1887.
The first ascent was made in 1961 from the [[Hubbard Glacier]] up the north ridge.

The first ascent was made in 1961 from the [[Hubbard Glacier]] up the north ridge by Barbara Lilley, Alexander McDermott, Donald Monk, Seymour Ossofsky, George Wallerstein.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196204300/print|title=The page you were looking for doesn't exist (404)}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Mountain peaks of Canada]]
*[[Mountain peaks of North America]]
*[[List of mountain peaks of North America]]
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**[[List of mountain peaks of Canada]]
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==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=243 McArthur Peak on the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=243 McArthur Peak on the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia]
*[http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196204300/print]

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 29 April 2022

McArthur Peak
Map
Highest point
Elevation4,344 m (14,252 ft)
Prominence924 m (3,031 ft)
Listing
Coordinates60°36′23″N 140°12′49″W / 60.60639°N 140.21361°W / 60.60639; -140.21361
Geography
LocationYukon, Canada
Parent rangeSaint Elias Mountains
Topo mapNTS 115C9 McArthur Peak
Climbing
First ascent1961
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

McArthur Peak is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada. The peak, 13th highest in Canada, sits 11 km NE of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. A secondary peak two kilometres to the east is known as McArthur East. The peak was named for James Joseph McArthur, a Dominion Land Surveyor who also made the first ascent of a Canadian peak over 10,000 ft (3047 m) — Mount Stephen in 1887.

The first ascent was made in 1961 from the Hubbard Glacier up the north ridge by Barbara Lilley, Alexander McDermott, Donald Monk, Seymour Ossofsky, George Wallerstein.[1]

See also

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References

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