Isolation 23.2 km (14.41 mi) Easiest route snow/ice climb First ascent 4 July 1952 Mountain range Saint Elias Mountains | Parent range Saint Elias Mountains Elevation 4,289 m Prominence 1,548 m | |
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Listing North America highest peaks 55th
North America prominent peaks
Canada highest major peaks 14th
US highest major peaks 41st Location Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, United States;
Yukon, Canada Topo map USGS Mount Saint Elias B-7 Quadrangle Similar Mount Alverstone, Mount Hubbard, Mount Slaggard, Mount Wood, McArthur Peak | ||
Mount Augusta, also designated Boundary Peak 183, is a high peak of the Saint Elias Mountains on the border between the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon.
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Map of Mt Augusta
Mount Augusta lies about 25 km (16 mi) south of Mount Logan and 25 km east of Mount Saint Elias, respectively the first and second highest mountains in Canada. It forms the eastern end of the long ridge of which Mount Saint Elias is the center and highest point.
The Seward Glacier starts to the north of the peak, separating it from Mount Logan, and then flows around the east side of the peak, forming the gap between Augusta and the peaks surrounding Mount Cook. It then continues south to join the Malaspina Glacier.
The eastward slopes around the Base of the mountain are home to a small tribe of indigenous people.
Name origin
Mount Augusta was named in 1891 by I.C. Russell of the USGS, for his wife J. Augusta Olmsted Russell.
Notable Features
In terms of pure elevation, Mount Augusta is not particularly notable, being one of the lowest fourteeners in the United States; it is therefore quite overshadowed by its huge neighbors Saint Elias and Logan. However, it is a huge peak in terms of local relief, since it lies so close to low terrain (and in fact close to tidewater). For example, it drops 10,000 feet (3,050m) to the Seward Glacier on the southeast side of the peak in approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km).