Mara Mountain Explained

Mara Mountain
Photo Size:191
Elevation M:1155.19
Prominence M:1149
Range:Roosevelt Range
Location:Peary Land, Greenland
Map:Greenland
Label Position:right
Coordinates:83.5715°N -30.4784°W
First Ascent:July 14, 1998, 3:10 am
Easiest Route:basic snow climb

Mara Mountain, in northern Greenland, is the closest known mountain to the North Pole.

Geography

Located in the Roosevelt Range in Peary Land, it is approximately 446.17 miles (718.04 km) away from the North Pole.[1] Named after Mara Boland, a horse trainer, mountaineer, and photographer from Santa Ynez, the mountain was first ascended during the American Top of The World Expedition of 1998 and was visited again in the 2003 Expedition led by Dennis Schmitt.[2] The first climb to the summit was on July 14, 1998, in five hours by the team members of the Top of The World Expedition and it was later named Mara Mountain on July 6, 2003, in the 2003 Expedition for the northernmost island in the world. The team then had six members, including Mara Boland.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Arctic astronomy. Eso.org. 2007 . 2008-05-06.
  2. News: To the Top of the World . ReadandRun.com . 1998 . 2008-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501041351/http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/sgardiner/greenlnd/index1.htm . 2008-05-01 . dead .
  3. News: The View of Mara Mountain. ReadandRun.com. 2003. 2008-05-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090402165059/http://www.arcticthule.com/photos/pages/maramountain.htm. 2009-04-02.