Mount Whisler

Highest pointElevation2,500 m (8,200 ft)^[1]Prominence450 m (1,480 ft)^[1]Parent peakBarbeau Peak (2616m)^[1]Coordinates82°01′N 74°32′W / 82.017°N 74.533°W / 82.017; -74.533 (Mount Whisler)^[2]GeographyLocationNunavut, CanadaParent rangeBritish Empire RangeTopo mapNTS 340E2 Mount Whisler^[2]ClimbingFirst ascent1961Easiest routebasic snow climb

Mount Whisler is a mountain of the British Empire Range on Canada's Ellesmere Island. It is the second highest peak of the British Empire Range, of Ellesmere Island, and of the Arctic Cordillera. It is located about 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Barbeau Peak (2,616 m (8,583 ft)), the highest peak in the Cordillera. The Henrietta Nesmith Glacier completely surrounds Mount Whisler.^[1]

The United States Army Signal Corps first mapped Mount Whisler in 1882 during their Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. It was named for Private William Whisler, a member of the party.

Further reading

• Whalley, Ted (1988). "Canadian Arctic 1987" (PDF). www.alpinejournal.org.uk. The Alpine Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

References

Sources

• Geographical Names of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve and Vicinity by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1998) ISBN 0-919034-96-9

External links

• Mount Whisler at Index Mundi