Mount Nirvana

Highest mountain in NWT, Canada
Mount Nirvana is located in Canada
Mount Nirvana
Mount Nirvana
Location in Canada
LocationNorthwest Territories, CanadaParent rangeBackbone Ranges in the Mackenzie MountainsTopo mapNTS 95E13 Mount Sidney DobsonClimbingFirst ascentJuly 29, 1965 by William J. Buckingham, Lewis J. Surdam[2]Easiest routeNorth Wall[2]

Mount Nirvana, at 2,773 m (9,098 ft) is the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada.[2][3] Currently the Canadian government is working to officially recognize the name Thunder Mountain, reflecting the local Dehcho First Nation name for the mountain.[4] Today, the name Mt. Nirvana is commonly depicted in alpine literature.

Mount Nirvana is part of Nahanni National Park Reserve, the largest national park in the Northwest Territories.

History

Part of the Mackenzie Mountains, it was first climbed by Bill Buckingham and Lew Surdam in July 1965.[2][5] Buckingham gave the mountain the moniker of "Mount Nirvana" at that time.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ a b c d "Logan Mountains, 1965". americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. ^ "Mount Nirvana". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ "Thunder Mountain (Mt Nirvana) Expedition 2017". countryhighpoints.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  5. ^ Principal heights by range or region Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine from Statistics Canada
  6. ^ "Mount Nirvana, Northwest Territories". Peakbagger.com. 1 November 2004.

External links

  • "Mount Nirvana, Northwest Territories" on Peakbagger


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