Mount Nirvana

Mount Nirvana
The east face of Mount Nirvana in 2016
Highest point
Elevation2,773 m (9,098 ft)
Prominence1,663 m (5,456 ft)
Listing
Coordinates61°52′29″N 127°40′49″W / 61.87472°N 127.68028°W / 61.87472; -127.68028
Geography
Mount Nirvana is located in Canada
Mount Nirvana
Mount Nirvana
Location within Canada
LocationNorthwest Territories, Canada
Parent rangeBackbone Ranges in the Mackenzie Mountains
Topo mapNTS 95E13 Mount Sidney Dobson
Climbing
First ascentJuly 29, 1965 by William J. Buckingham, Lewis J. Surdam
Easiest routeNorth Wall

Mount Nirvana, at 2,773 m (9,098 ft) is the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The mountain is a 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. Buckingham gave the mountain the moniker of "Mount Nirvana" at that time.

Before 2016, only five successful ascents were recorded, all with the assistance of helicopters or floatplane. In June 2016, Nirvana was climbed without assistance for the first time.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Logan Mountains, 1965". americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Mount Nirvana". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ↑ Principal heights by range or region Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine from Statistics Canada
  5. ↑ "Mount Nirvana, Northwest Territories". Peakbagger.com. 1 November 2004.
  6. ↑ Gilbertson, Eric (2017). "Thunder Mountain (Mt. Nirvana), Unsupported Ascent, and Peak 46". American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2025-01-31.