Kate's Needle
| Kate's Needle
Boundary Peak 70
|
||
|---|---|---|
| height | 3053 m | |
| location | British Columbia (Canada), Alaska (USA) | |
| Mountains | Boundary ranges | |
| Dominance | 41.75 km → Mount Ratz | |
| Notch height | 1373 m ↓ (1680 m) | |
| Coordinates | 57 ° 2 '42 " N , 132 ° 2' 42" W | |
| Topo map | NTS 104F / 1 | |
|
||
| rock | granite | |
| First ascent | August 6, 1946 by Fred Beckey , Bob Craig and Clifford Schmidtke | |
Kates Needle is a 3053 m high mountain on the border between Alaska (USA) and British Columbia (Canada).
location
The mountain is located 60 km east-northeast of Petersburg (Alaska) in the Stikine Icecap . It forms one of the highest peaks of the Boundary Ranges , which are part of the Coast Mountains . As a border summit, it is also called Boundary Peak 70 . The northern flank of Kate's Needle is drained to the Stikine River via the Flood Glacier . Below the southeast flank is the nutrient area of the Mud Glacier , which also flows east to the Stikine River. The west and south-west flanks are drained directly to the Pacific Ocean via the LeConte glacier . 20 km west-northwest is the Devils Thumb , another border summit.
Ascent history
The first ascent was made by Fred Beckey , Bob Craig and Clifford Schmidtke on August 6, 1946. The ascent route led from the Flood Glacier over the west ridge to the main summit.
Web links
- Kates Needle, British Columbia / Alaska on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Kate's Needle in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Kate's Needle . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Fred Beckey: West of the Stikine . American Alpine Journal. 1947. Retrieved November 28, 2017.