Mount Steele
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Mount Steele | |
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Elevation | 5,073 metres (16,644 feet) |
Location | Yukon, Canada |
Range | Saint Elias Mountains |
Prominence | 813 m (2,667 ft) |
Coordinates | |
Topo map | NTS 115F/01 |
First ascent | 1936 |
Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
- For the mountain in Antarctica, see Mount Steele (Antarctica).
Mount Steele is the fifth highest mountain in Canada and the tenth highest peak in North America. A lower southeast peak of Mt. Steele stands at 4,300m (14,108ft).
It was named after Sam Steele, the North West Mounted Police officer in charge of the force in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.