Mount Hubbard facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Hubbard |
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 Mount Hubbard
Location in Yukon
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4557 m (14,951 ft) NAVD88 |
| Prominence | 2457 m (8061 ft) |
| Isolation | 34.4 km (21.3 mi) |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada / Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 115B/06, USGS Mount Saint Elias B-3 |
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| First ascent | 1951 by Walter Wood et al. |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Mount Hubbard is a really big mountain in the Saint Elias Range. It sits right on the border between Alaska in the United States and Yukon in Canada. Part of the mountain is in Kluane National Park and Reserve in Canada. The other part is in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in the U.S.
A geologist named Israel Russell named Mount Hubbard in 1890. He named it after Gardiner Greene Hubbard, who was the first president of the National Geographic Society. This group helped fund Russell's trip.
About Mount Hubbard
Mount Hubbard is the highest point of a large group of mountains called a massif. This massif has three main peaks. The other two peaks are Mount Alverstone and Mount Kennedy.
Mount Alverstone and Mount Hubbard are important because they form a corner of the Canada–United States border. From these peaks, the border goes south towards the Alaska panhandle. It also goes west towards Mount Saint Elias, which is about 100 km (62 mi) away.
Glaciers and Nearby Peaks
The Hubbard Glacier is a huge river of ice that separates Mount Hubbard from Mount Vancouver to the west. On the other side, to the east of Mount Hubbard, is the Lowell Glacier.
Mount Hubbard is very tall and stands out from the land around it. For example, its west side rises about 7,500 feet (2,300 meters) above the Alverstone Glacier in less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers). The peak also rises about 11,000 feet (3,350 m) above the Hubbard Glacier to the southwest in only 7 mi (11.3 km).
Mountain Rankings
Mount Hubbard is one of the tallest mountains in North America. It is the eighth-highest peak in the United States. It is also the twelfth-highest peak in Canada.
Even though it has very steep drops on its western side, the eastern side of Mount Hubbard offers a way to climb to the top that doesn't require special climbing skills. However, it is still a very long climb!
Images for kids
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Mont Hubbard from Enchantment Bay with the Hubbard Glacier in the foreground.
