Mount Kennedy
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 Aerial view of Mount Kennedy from the north, with Mount Hubbard and Mount Alverstone to the right |
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| height | 4238 m | |
| location | Yukon ( Canada ) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Dominance | 5.94 km → Mount Alverstone | |
| Notch height | 358 m ↓ (3880 m) | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 20 '27 " N , 138 ° 58' 9" W | |
| Topo map | NTS 115B / 07 | |
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| First ascent | March 24, 1965 by Robert F. Kennedy et al. | |
The Mount Kennedy is a 4238 m high peaks of the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park in the Canadian territory of Yukon . The Canadian government named the summit after US President John F. Kennedy in January 1965 .
Mount Kennedy is separated from Mount Alverstone ( 4420 m ), 5.94 km to the west, by a 3880 m high saddle . North below the summit is the Kennedy Glacier , a subsidiary glacier of the Dusty Glacier . The southwest flank is drained by the Cathedral Glacier . The southeast flank is drained towards the Lowell Glacier .
Ascent history
The summit was first climbed on March 24, 1965 by Senator Robert F. Kennedy , brother of the assassinated US President, accompanied by experienced alpinists over a technically easy route from the Cathedral Glacier . The other expedition participants were James Whittaker , Barry W. Prather, James Craig, William Allard, Dee Molenaar, George R. Senner and Bill Prater. Several personal items were placed at the summit in memory of John F. Kennedy.
Web links
- Mount Kennedy on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bradford Washburn: First Ascent of Mount Kennedy and Second Ascent of Mount Hubbard . American Alpine Journal. 1966. Retrieved October 28, 2017.