| Elevation | 10,350 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 5494 ft |
| Range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Listing | |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 60°05′19″N 139°11′54″W |
| Topo | USGS Mount Saint Elias A-4 Canada NTS [1] |
| First ascent | Fred Beckey team, 1966 |
Mount Seattle is a 10,350-foot (3,150-metre) peak in the Saint Elias Mountains on the border of Alaska, United States and Yukon, Canada. It was named for the city of Seattle, home of the "camp hands" of a 19th-century National Geographic Society–United States Geological Survey scientific expedition to the Hubbard Glacier and Mount Saint Elias.[2] It is called the "most prominent Alaskan coastal peak" and blocks sight of larger inland peaks, even Mount Logan nearly twice its height.[3]
It was first ascended in May 1966 by Fred Beckey, Eric Bjornstad and four other climbers.[3][4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ KAFUN. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Newton Horace Winchell (ed.) (January 1891), "Explorations in Alaska", The American Geologist, p. 34
- ^ Beckey, Fred (2013), Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs, Patagonia, p. 11, ISBN 978-1938340093
- ^ Becky, Fred (1965), "Mt. Seattle – First Ascent", Canadian Alpine Journal. Vol. 48–52, Alpine Club of Canada, p. 58
- ^ Fred Beckey (1967), "Mt. Seattle—19 Days at the 60th Parallel" (annual), The Mountaineer, Seattle: The Mountaineers, p. 81
- ^ Liska, Donald J. (1967). "Mount Seattle—From Sea to Summit". Vol. 15, no. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-08.