Mount Logan

Mount Logan (/ˈloʊɡən/) is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America, after Denali. The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park Reserve[5] in southwestern Yukon, less than 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Yukon–Alaska border. Mount Logan is the source of the Hubbard and Logan glaciers. Logan is believed to have the largest base circumference of any non-volcanic mountain on Earth (many shield volcanoes are much larger in size and mass), including a massif with eleven peaks over 5,000 metres (16,400 ft).[6][7]

For other uses, see Mount Logan (disambiguation).

Mount Logan
Mount Logan from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation5,959 m (19,551 ft) [1]
Prominence5,250 m (17,220 ft) [2]
Parent peakDenali[3]
Isolation624 km (388 mi) 
Listing
Coordinates60°34′02″N 140°24′19″W [4]
Geography
Mount Logan
Location in Yukon, Canada
LocationYukon, Canada
Parent rangeSaint Elias Mountains
Topo mapNTS 115C/09[4]
Climbing
First ascent1925 by A.H. MacCarthy et al.
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

Due to active tectonic uplifting, Mount Logan is still rising in height.[8] Before 1992, the exact elevation of Mount Logan was unknown and measurements ranged from 5,959 to 6,050 metres (19,551 to 19,849 ft). In May 1992, a GSC expedition climbed Mount Logan and fixed the current height of 5,959 metres (19,551 ft) using GPS.[6][9]

Temperatures are extremely low on and near Mount Logan. On the 5,000-metre-high (16,000 ft) plateau, air temperature hovers around −45 °C (−49 °F) in the winter and reaches near freezing in summer with the median temperature for the year around −27 °C (−17 °F). Minimal snow melt leads to a significant ice cap, reaching almost 300 metres (980 ft) in certain spots.[7] A temperature of −77.5 °C (−107.5 °F) was unofficially recorded on the summit on 26 May 1991.[10]

Peaks of the massif

The Mount Logan massif is considered to contain all the surrounding peaks with less than 500 m (1,640 ft) of prominence, as listed below:

PeakHeightProminenceCoordinates
Main[2]5,959 m (19,551 ft)5,250 m (17,224 ft) above Mentasta Pass60°34′2″N 140°24′19″W
Philippe Peak (West)[11]5,925 m (19,439 ft)265 m (869 ft)60°34′42.6″N 140°26′02.4″W
Logan East Peak (Stuart Peak)[12]5,898 m (19,350 ft)198 m (650 ft)60°34′31.1″N 140°22′00.1″W
Houston's Peak[13]5,740 m (18,832 ft)100 m (328 ft)60°35′03.5″N 140°27′20.5″W
Prospector Peak[14]5,644 m (18,517 ft)344 m (1,129 ft)60°35′58.9″N 140°30′40.7″W
AINA Peak[15]5,630 m (18,471 ft)130 m (427 ft)60°36′31.8″N 140°31′48.6″W
Russell Peak[16]5,580 m (18,307 ft)80 m (262 ft)60°35′31.2″N 140°29′08.9″W
Tudor Peak (Logan North Peak)[17]5,559 m (18,238 ft)219 m (719 ft)60°36′58.2″N 140°29′35.4″W
Saxon Peak (Northeast)[18]5,500 m (18,045 ft)80 m (262 ft)60°37′12.0″N 140°27′57.6″W
Queen Peak[19]5,380 m (17,651 ft)160 m (525 ft)60°36′33.5″N 140°35′12.5″W
Capet Peak (Northwest)[20]5,250 m (17,224 ft)240 m (787 ft)60°38′15.0″N 140°32′41.3″W
Catenary Peak[21]4,097 m (13,442 ft)397 m (1,302 ft)60°36′36.0″N 140°17′52.1″W
Teddy Peak[22]3,956 m (12,979 ft)456 m (1,496 ft)60°32′37.7″N 140°28′41.5″W

Ascent attempts

First ascent
Mount Logan from the North East, as seen from Kluane Icefield

In 1922, a geologist approached the Alpine Club of Canada with the suggestion that the club send a team to the mountain to reach the summit for the first time. An international team of Canadian, British and American climbers was assembled and initially they had planned their attempt in 1924 but funding and preparation delays postponed the trip until 1925. The international team of climbers began their journey in early May, crossing the mainland from the Pacific coast by train. They then walked the remaining 200 kilometres (120 mi) to within 10 kilometres (6 mi) of the Logan Glacier where they established base camp. In the early evening of June 23, 1925, Albert H. MacCarthy (leader), H.F. Lambart, Allen Carpé, W.W. Foster, Norman H. Read and Andy Taylor stood on top for the first time.[7][23] It had taken them 65 days to approach the mountain from the nearest town, McCarthy, summit and return, with all climbers intact.[24]

Subsequent notable ascents and attempts
A climber on the knife ridge (east ridge)
  • 1957 East Ridge. Don Monk, Gil Roberts and three others (US) reached the summit on July 19.[25]
  • 1965 Hummingbird Ridge (South Ridge). Dick Long, Allen Steck, Jim Wilson, John Evans, Franklin Coale Sr. and Paul Bacon (US) over 30 days, mid-July to Mid-August. Fred Beckey remarked: "When they got back we just couldn't believe that they had climbed that thing. We didn't think they had a chance".[26] Featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.
  • 1967, August, the first ski descent of the mountain was made in two stages by Daniel C. Taylor main summit to the Kluane glacier [27]
  • 1977 Warbler Ridge. Dave Jones, Frank Baumann, Fred Thiessen, Jay Page (all from Canada) and Rene Bucher (Swiss) in 22 days.[28]
  • 1978 West Ridge. Steve Davis (WA), Jon Waterman, George Sievewright, Roger Hurt (NH). Climbed ridge in 27 days "capsule-style".[29]
  • 1979 "Northwest Ridge" Michael Down (CA), Paul Kindree, John Howe, Reid Carter and John Wittmayer climbed to the summit over 22 days, topping out on June 19.[30]
  • 1979 South-Southwest Ridge. Raymond Jotterand (CA), Alan Burgess, Jim Elzinga and John Laughlan reached the summit after 15 days of climbing on June 30 and July 1.[31]
  • 1992 June 6, an expedition sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society confirmed the height of Mount Logan using GPS. The leader was Michael Schmidt, with Lisel Currie, Leo Nadeay, Charlie Roots, J-C. Lavergne, Roger Laurilla, Pat Morrow, Karl Nagy, Sue Gould, Alan Björn, Lloyd Freese, Kevin McLaughlin and Rick Staley.[32]
  • 2005 late May. Three climbers from the Vancouver-based North Shore Rescue team became stranded on the mountain. A joint operation by Canadian and American forces rescued the three climbers and took them to Anchorage, Alaska for treatment of frostbite.[33]
  • 2017 May 23. 15-year-old Naomi Prohaska reached the summit, the youngest person to do so. She was part of a team led by her father.[34]
  • 2018 May 30, Canadian mountaineer Monique Richard, reached the main summit by the Kings Trench in a solo ascent, and the first person to solo climb to the summit by this route.[35][36] A combination of factors (weather, equipment, physical, post-traumatic syndrome) prompted her to call for an evacuation from Prospector Col.[37]
Mount Logan 3D view

Proposed renaming

Following the death of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau in 2000, then Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, a close friend of Trudeau, proposed renaming the mountain Mount Trudeau.[38][39] However opposition from Yukoners, mountaineers, geologists, Trudeau's political critics, and many other Canadians forced the plan to be dropped.[40] A mountain in British Columbia's Premier Range was named Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau instead.[41]

See also

References
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  8. Roots, Charlie F.; Currie, Lisel D. (1993). "Geodetic and geological observations from the 1992 Mount Logan expedition, Yukon Territory". Paper 93-1A: Current Research, Part A Cordillera and Pacific Margin. Geological Survey of Canada: 22. doi:10.4095/134186.
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  12. "Logan East Peak (Stuart Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  13. "Houston's Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  14. "Prospector Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  15. "AINA Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  16. "Russell Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  17. "Tudor Peak (Logan North Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  18. "Saxon Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  19. "Queen Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  20. "Capet Peak (Northwest Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  21. "Catenary Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  22. "Teddy Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
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  24. Sherman pp. 1–38
  25. Selters pp. 170–171
  26. Selters pp. 179-182
  27. Arctic Institute of North America Newsletter, November 1967
  28. Scott pp. 319–320
  29. Hirt, Roger (1979). "Mount Logan's West Ridge". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  30. Down, Michael (1980). "Climbs and Expeditions". American Alpine Journal. New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club. 22 (53): 559. ISSN 0065-6925.
  31. Jotterand, Raymond (1980). "Climbs and Expeditions". American Alpine Journal. New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club. 22 (53): 557–559. ISSN 0065-6925.
  32. Sept/Oct. Canadian Geographic. 1992.
  33. "ACC Accident report for May 2005". Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton section. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
  34. "B.C. teen becomes youngest climber to reach Canada's highest peak". June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
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  41. "Former PM honoured". The Robson Valley Times. June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.

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