Mount Wood

Mount Wood rises to 4,842 meters in elevation within the Saint Elias Mountains, making it the seventh-highest peak in Canada.

Surveyor James J. McArthur named the mountain in 1900 after Zachary Taylor Wood, a North-West Mounted Police inspector during the Klondike Gold Rush.

The mountain stands as a testament to Canadian mountaineering history, with the first successful ascent achieved by Walter Wood, Anderson Blakewell and Albert Jackman in 1941.

Climbers planning to reach Mount Wood's summit need advanced glacier and ice climbing skills, with late spring offering the most favorable weather conditions.

The mountain forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by substantial glacial formations and sharing borders with neighboring peaks Mount Steele and Mount Lucania.

Location: Yukon

Elevation above the sea: 4,842 m

GPS coordinates: 61.23300,-140.51222

Latest update: March 17, 2025 20:07