| Mount Wood | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,842 m (15,886 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,190 m (3,900 ft) [1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 61°13′58″N 140°30′45″W / 61.23278°N 140.51250°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 115F/02[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1941 by Walter Wood, Anderson Blakewell and Albert Jackman[1] |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Mount Wood (sometimes referred to as Wood Peak) is the seventh-highest mountain in Canada and is located in Kluane National Park and Reserve. In 1900 it was named by the surveyor James J. McArthur (1856–1925) after Zachary Taylor Wood (d.1915), a North-West Mounted Police inspector in Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush. He was later the commissioner of the NWMP.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
References
- ^ a b "Mount Wood". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
- ^ a b "Mount Wood". Geographical Names of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
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