Mount Queen Mary
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Mount Queen Mary is located 85 km (53 mi) southwest of Destruction Bay, Yukon
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The mountain was named in 1935, along with the nearby (6 km away) Mount King George, for George V
’s and Queen Mary
's silver jubilee, or 25 years of rule.
Although large, the mountain has easy angle aspects, in particular from the north. The first ascent took place in 1961, when a seven-person team from Seattle climbed the northeast ridge. The west ridge was first climbed in 1978 by a Canadian team including a dog. Several other ascents of the peak have been made, but largely from the north and west sides of the mountain.
Destruction Bay, Yukon
Destruction Bay is a small community on the Alaska Highway in Canada's Yukon on Kluane Lake. Population in 2001 according to the Census was 43...
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The mountain was named in 1935, along with the nearby (6 km away) Mount King George, for George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
’s and Queen Mary
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
's silver jubilee, or 25 years of rule.
Although large, the mountain has easy angle aspects, in particular from the north. The first ascent took place in 1961, when a seven-person team from Seattle climbed the northeast ridge. The west ridge was first climbed in 1978 by a Canadian team including a dog. Several other ascents of the peak have been made, but largely from the north and west sides of the mountain.