Mount Saint Elias

Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias
Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa or Was'eitushaa
	Mount St. Elias from Icy Bay, Alaska
Highest point
Elevation	18,008 ft (5,489 m); NAVD88
Prominence	11,312 ft (3,448 m)
Parent peak	Mount Logan
Isolation	25.6 mi (41.3 km)
Listing	World most prominent peaks 53rd; North America highest peaks 4th; North America prominent peaks 11th; Canada highest major peaks 2nd; US highest major peaks 2nd;
Coordinates	60°17′32″N 140°55′53″W / 60.29222°N 140.93139°W
Geography
	Mount Saint Elias Location on Alaska/Yukon border Mount Saint Elias Mount Saint Elias (Yukon)
Location	Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S./Yukon, Canada
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mt. Saint Elias; NTS 115C7 Newton Glacier
Climbing
First ascent	1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa also designated Boundary Peak 186),^[2]^[3] the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, stands on the Yukon and Alaska border about 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Mount Logan,^[4] the highest mountain in Canada. The Canadian side of Mount Saint Elias forms part of Kluane National Park and Reserve, while the U.S. side of the mountain is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

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