Mount Saint Elias
| Mount Saint Elias | |
|---|---|
| Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa or Was'eitushaa | |
Mount St. Elias from Icy Bay, Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 18,008 ft (5,489 m) NAVD88 |
| Prominence | 11,250 ft (3,430 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Logan |
| Isolation | 25.6 mi (41.2 km) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 60°17′32″N 140°55′53″W / 60.29222°N 140.93139°W |
| Geography | |
Mount Saint Elias Location in Alaska Mount Saint Elias Location in Yukon | |
| Location | Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S./Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Mt. Saint Elias NTS 115C7 Newton Glacier |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa also designated Boundary Peak 186) is an 18,008 foot (5,489 m) mountain located approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the Pacific Ocean on the Yukon-Alaska border. It is the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, as well as in the Yukon and Alaska. The Canadian side of Mount Saint Elias forms part of Kluane National Park and Reserve, while the U.S. side of the mountain is located within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Although it is only 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada, it nonetheless retains a high prominence due to the low Columbus-Seward Glacier separating them. Due to notoriously bad weather and difficult climbing routes, Mount Saint Elias is infrequently climbed.