Mount Saint Elias

Mount Saint Elias is a 5,489-meter peak on the Alaska–Yukon border, in the Saint Elias Mountains. It is the second-highest mountain in both the United States and Canada.

Saint Elias Mountains: A mountain range extending across southeastern Alaska and southwestern Yukon, including Mount Saint Elias. Mount Saint Elias is one of the range’s highest summits.
Mount Logan: A 5,959-meter mountain in Yukon and the highest peak in Canada. It exceeds Mount Saint Elias in height and is the range’s highest summit.
Tlingit people: An Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including southeastern Alaska and parts of British Columbia and Yukon. The mountain lies in Tlingit homelands and carries a name with Tlingit roots.
Mountaineering: The sport and practice of climbing mountains, often involving technical skills and specialized equipment. Reaching this remote summit requires sustained high-altitude expedition climbing.
Seven Second Summits: A mountaineering challenge to climb the second-highest mountains on each of the seven continental landmasses. Mount Saint Elias is often included as North America’s second-highest summit.
Alaska: A U.S. state occupying the northwestern extremity of North America. The mountain’s western slopes lie in Alaska.
Mount Foraker: A 5,304-meter peak in Alaska’s Alaska Range, west of Mount Denali. It is another major Alaska summit but belongs to a different range.
Vitús Bering: A Danish-born explorer who led Russian expeditions across the North Pacific in the eighteenth century. The mountain’s European name is associated with the date of Bering’s death.
Glaciology: The scientific study of glaciers, ice sheets, and their effects on Earth’s surface. The mountain’s extensive glaciers make it part of a major icefield system.
North American Cordillera: The extensive mountain system running along western North America from Alaska toward Central America. The Saint Elias Mountains form part of this continental mountain system.

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