McArthur Peak | |
Elevation M: | 4344 |
Prominence M: | 924 |
Location: | Yukon, Canada |
Range: | Saint Elias Mountains |
Coordinates: | 60.6064°N -140.2136°W |
First Ascent: | 1961 |
Easiest Route: | glacier/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] __TOC__