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Mount Augusta

Mount Augusta rises to 4,289 m in Alaska. Mount Saint Elias stands 5,489 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Baird Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Augusta, also designated Boundary Peak 183, is a high peak in the US state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon. It lies about 25 km (16 mi) south of Mount Logan and 25 km east of Mount Saint Elias, respectively the first and second highest mountains in Canada. Mount Augusta forms the eastern end of the long ridge of which Mount Saint Elias is the center and highest point. The Seward Glacier starts to the north of the peak, separating it from Mount Logan, and then flows around the east side of the peak, forming the gap between Augusta and the peaks surrounding Mount Cook. It then continues south to join the Malaspina Glacier.

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Wikidata Q605896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates60.30808, -140.45821

14 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
  • Baird Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Boundary Peak 184: 6.5 mi
  • Mount Owen: 9.0 mi
  • Point Glorious: 9.8 mi
  • Boundary Peak 185: 11.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Augusta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint EliasW 267°5,489 m16.2 mi
Mount CookESE 118°4,196 m18.5 mi
Boundary Peak 187W 270°3,984 m18.6 mi
The HumpW 271°3,778 m21.5 mi
Mount HuxleyW 274°3,679 m23.9 mi
Haydon PeakW 260°3,613 m18.4 mi
Boundary Peak 185WSW 253°2,980 m11.1 mi
Baird MountainS 187°2,761 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:2419:4120:36
June solstice04:5522:3323:54
September equinox08:0719:2820:24
December solstice11:2814:5317:14

Local time (America/Dawson).

Inside the official boundary of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/331670016

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