Mount Maxwell

Mount Maxwell
Mount Maxwell and Kaskawulsh Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,020 m (9,910 ft)[1]
Prominence509 m (1,670 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Leacock (3100 m)[1]
Coordinates60°42′58″N 138°40′55″W / 60.71611°N 138.68194°W / 60.71611; -138.68194[1]
Geography
Mount Maxwell is located in Yukon
Mount Maxwell
Mount Maxwell
Location within Yukon
Map
Interactive map of Mount Maxwell
LocationYukon, Canada
Parent rangeSaint Elias Mountains
Topo mapNTS 115B10 Mount Leacock[2]
Climbing
Easiest routeMountaineering

Mount Maxwell is a 3,020-metre (9,910-foot) mountain summit of the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park of Yukon, Canada.[2] The mountain is situated at the toe of the Kaskawulsh Glacier. The mountain cannot be seen from any roads, but can be seen from the Slims River valley. The nearest higher peak is Mount Leacock, 9.2 km (5.7 mi) to the south.[1] The "Mt Maxwell" designation is misplaced five kilometres to the northeast of the actual summit on the topographic map.[1] The mountain was named by John Oliver Wheeler (1924- 2015), a Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada who climbed Maxwell in 1954. The Maxwell name was approved in 1960, and was made official in 1981 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] However, it remains a mystery who Maxwell was. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Maxwell is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3]

  • Mount Maxwell centered in the distance
    Mount Maxwell centered in the distance
  • Mount Maxwell centered on horizon
    Mount Maxwell centered on horizon
  • West aspect
    West aspect
  • Mount Maxwell with Kaskawulsh Glacier
    Mount Maxwell with Kaskawulsh Glacier
  • Mount Maxwell upper left
    Mount Maxwell upper left

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Maxwell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Maxwell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

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