Mount Kennedy, Mountain summit in Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada

Mount Kennedy is a mountain in the Saint Elias range that rises above 4,200 meters within Kluane National Park near the Alaska border. Several glaciers surround the peak, with the Dusty Glacier prominent on its northern face.

The mountain was named in 1964 to honor President John F. Kennedy following his assassination. A year later, an expedition reached the summit in 1965, marking the first time climbers stood on what had been a remote and unconquered peak.

The naming itself was a cultural act: on 20 November 1964 Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson told the House of Commons that a mountain was a fitting memorial because it is "solid and enduring". Bradford Washburn, who helped Canada pick the peak, said it was chosen to stand near the international boundary as a symbol of friendship between the two countries.

Climbing this peak requires advanced glacier mountaineering skills and preparation for severe weather at high altitude. Base camps are typically set up on Cathedral Glacier before the technical portion of the ascent begins.

The first ascent on 24 March 1965 was made by Robert F. Kennedy with Jim Whittaker, Dee Molenaar, George Senner, Bill Prater, Barry Prather, James Craig and photographer William Allard. On the summit Kennedy left PT-boat tie clips, a copy of his brother's 1961 inaugural address and a John F. Kennedy medallion.