Mount Saint Elias
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Mount Saint Elias rises to 5,489 m in Alaska. Mount Augusta stands 4,289 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Boundary Peak 187, a peak 2.6 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa, also designated Boundary Peak 186) is an 18,008 foot (5,489 m) mountain located approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the Pacific Ocean on the Yukon-Alaska border. It is the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, as well as in the Yukon and Alaska. 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. Although it is only 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada, it nonetheless retains a high prominence due to the low Columbus-Seward Glacier separating them. Due to notoriously bad weather and difficult climbing routes, Mount Saint Elias is infrequently climbed.
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Wikidata Q770496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5489 m
How to reach it
12 named places within 25 miles
- Boundary Peak 187: 2.6 mi
- Haydon Peak: 3.0 mi
- The Hump: 5.5 mi
- Boundary Peak 185: 6.0 mi
- Mount Huxley: 8.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Saint Elias. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Augusta | E 86° | 4,289 m | 16.2 mi |
| Boundary Peak 187 | WNW 290° | 3,984 m | 2.6 mi |
| The Hump | WNW 284° | 3,778 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Huxley | WNW 287° | 3,679 m | 8.0 mi |
| Haydon Peak | SW 221° | 3,613 m | 3.0 mi |
| Boundary Peak 185 | ESE 112° | 2,980 m | 6.0 mi |
| Baird Mountain | E 96° | 2,761 m | 16.0 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,510 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:43 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 03:57 | 21:34 | 22:56 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:30 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 09:30 | 12:55 | 15:16 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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