Echelon Spires

Echelon Spires
Highest point
Elevation2,370 m (7,780 ft)
Prominence100 m (330 ft)
Parent peakPentadactyl Spires
Coordinates62°05′07″N 127°42′02″W / 62.0852°N 127.7005°W / 62.0852; -127.7005
Geography
Country
Canada
Territory
Northwest Territories
Parent rangeMackenzie Mountains
Topo mapNTS 95L4 Mount Sir James MacBrien
Climbing
First ascentJuly 22-23, 1955
Arnold Wexler and party

The Echelon Spires are a series of peaks in the Cirque of the Unclimbables, Northwest Territories, Canada. The peaks are on a ridge 800 meters to the south of the Pentadactyl Spires, their parent, and have a maximum elevation of 2370 meters.

Climbing history

In July 1955, members of the Arnold Wexler climbing party completed first ascents of all four Echelon Spires. In 1985, a team consisting of Syuichi Okada, Toshiyuko Arai, Masahiko Suga, and Kinuyo Hagiwara established a new, 20-pitch route on the South Echelon Spire via its southeast ridge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Echelon Spires". Bivouac.com. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Wexler, Arnold (1955). "The Logan Mountains, Northwest Territories". American Alpine Journal.
  3. ↑ Bell, George (April 9, 2025). "Logan Mountains -- Cirque of The Unclimbables". gibell. Retrieved September 25, 2026.