Mount Logan

highest mountain in Canada, in Yukon

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Mount Logan is the tallest mountain in Canada, located in the Yukon territory. It's significant as a major geographic landmark and a popular destination for mountaineers and climbers seeking to reach one of North America's highest peaks.

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Elevation: 5959
Image: Mount Logan.jpg

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Commons category: Mount Logan
topographic prominence: 5250
described at URL: openbeta.io/area/99192d63-4ea6-5aed-bff6-c96d8e2670a7
topographic isolation: 622
native label: Mount Logan

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Mount Logan (/ˈloʊɡən/ LOH-ghən) is the highest mountain in Canada, and the second-highest peak in North America after Denali (McKinley). The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park and Reserve in southwestern Yukon, less than 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the Yukon–Alaska border. Mount Logan is the source of the Hubbard and Logan glaciers. Although many shield volcanoes are much larger in size and mass, Mount Logan is believed to have the largest base circumference of any non-volcanic mountain on Earth, including a massif with eleven peaks over 5,000 metres (16,000 feet). Mount Logan is the 6th most topographically prominent peak on Earth.

Due to active tectonic uplifting, Mount Logan is still rising in height (approximately 0.35 millimetres (0.014 in) per year). Before 1992, the exact elevation of Mount Logan was unknown and measurements ranged from 5,959 to 6,050 metres (19,551 to 19,849 ft). In May 1992, a GSC expedition climbed Mount Logan and fixed the current height of 5,959 metres (19,551 ft) using GPS.