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Mount Vancouver

Elevation
4,812 m
#615
in the world
#11
in United States
2,692 m
prominence

Mount Vancouver is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,812 m, the 11th highest we list in United States, part of the Saint Elias Mountains.

Range
#8 in the range
Nearest town
257 km away
First ascent
5 July 1949
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Mount Vancouver

Mount Vancouver lies in United States, in Alaska.

Key facts

Elevation
4,812 m (15,787 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,692 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Alaska
Coordinates
60.359, -139.698

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#11of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Saint Elias Mountains
#8of 41
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#615of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mount King George3,741 m20 km
Mount Foresta3,191 m24 km
Mount Cook4,196 m25 km
Mount Queen Mary3,928 m30 km
Mount Alverstone4,420 m34 km
Mount Hubbard4,557 m35 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Vancouver.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
WhitehorseCanada28,201257 km
JuneauUnited States31,555377 km
Eagle RiverUnited States24,793546 km
AnchorageUnited States289,600563 km
BadgerUnited States19,482637 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
4North Peak5,920 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m
11Mount Vancouver4,812 m
12Mount Churchill4,726 m
13Mount Fairweather4,620 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount Vancouver?
Mount Vancouver rises to 4,812 m (15,787 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Vancouver?
Mount Vancouver is in United States, in Alaska.
Where does Mount Vancouver rank?
It is the 11th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #615 worldwide.
When was Mount Vancouver first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1949.
What is the nearest city to Mount Vancouver?
Whitehorse, Canada, about 257 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.