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Coordinates:
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60°17′36″ N 140°55′46″ W
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Topo map:
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USGS Mt. Saint Elias
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First ascent:
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1897 by
Duke of the Abruzzi
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Mount Saint Elias is the second highest
mountain in both the
United States and
Canada, being situated on the
Alaska and
Yukon border. The mountain is located within
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Its name in
Tlingit is
Yaas'éit'aa Shaa, meaning "mountain behind
Icy Bay", and is occasionally called
Shaa Tléin "Big Mountain" by the
Yakutat Tlingit. It is one of the most important crests of the Kwaashk'khwáan
clan since they used it as a guide during their journey down the
Copper River.
The mountain was first sighted on
July 16,
1741 by
Vitus Bering of
Russia. While some historians contend that the mountain was named by Bering, others believe that eighteenth century mapmakers named it after
Cape Saint Elias, when it was left unnamed by Bering.
Mt. St. Elias was first climbed on
July 31,
1897 by
Duke of the Abruzzi, Vittorio Sella and party.
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