Mount Lucania
| Mount Lucania | ||
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 Mount Steele in the middle of the picture, Mount Lucania to the left |
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| height | 5240 m | |
| location | Yukon (USA) | |
| Mountains | Elias chain | |
| Dominance | 42.9 km → Mount Logan (Capet Peak) | |
| Notch height | 3040 m ↓ (2200 m) | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 1 '17 " N , 140 ° 27' 58" W | |
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| First ascent | July 9, 1937 by Bradford Washburn and Robert H. Bates | |
The Mount Lucania is a 5240 m high mountain in the Saint Elias Mountains in the Yukon Territory in Canada . The mountain was named by Luigi Amadeo of Savoy , Duke of Abruzzo, when he first climbed Mount Saint Elias on July 31, 1897, after the ship that brought him to America.
Mount Lucania is located 50 km north of Mount Logan . The mountain forms the highest point of a ridge running in SW-NE direction. 11.6 km northeast is the slightly lower Mount Steele ( 5073 m ). To the north of Mount Lucania, the Chitina Glacier flows in a westerly direction. The southern flank is also drained to the Chitina River via the Dennis Glacier , Walsh Glacier and Logan Glacier .
Ascent history
Bradford Washburn and Robert H. Bates made the first ascent of the summit on July 9, 1937 .
Web links
- Mount Lucania on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bradford Washburn: The Ascent of Mount Lucania . American Alpine Journal. 1938. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ↑ Walter A. Wood, Jr .: The Ascent of Mt. Steele . American Alpine Journal. 1936. Retrieved October 29, 2017.