Saint Elias Mountains

Saint Elias Mountains
Mt. Saint Elias
Highest point
PeakMount Logan
Elevation5,959 m (19,551 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountain ranges
Coordinates60°34′02″N 140°24′19″W / 60.56722°N 140.40528°W / 60.56722; -140.40528[2]
Dimensions
Length300 mi (480 km)
Width90 mi (140 km)
Area112,509 km2 (43,440 sq mi)
Geography
Saint Elias Mountains, east of the Wrangell Mountains
CountriesUnited States and Canada
ProvincesYukon and British Columbia
StateAlaska
Range coordinates60°30′N 139°30′W / 60.500°N 139.500°W / 60.500; -139.500
Parent rangePacific Coast Ranges
Borders onWrangell Mountains

The Saint Elias Mountains (French: Chaîne Saint-Élie) are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range spans Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in the United States and Kluane National Park and Reserve in Canada and includes all of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. In Alaska, the range includes parts of the city/borough of Yakutat and the Hoonah-Angoon and Valdez-Cordova census areas.[3]

This mountain range is named after Mount Saint Elias, which in turn was named in 1741 by the Danish explorer Vitus Bering.[4]

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Logan". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  2. ^ "Mount Logan". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  3. ^ "Saint Elias Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  4. ^ "Saint. Elias Mountains". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-12-27.

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