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  Peakware - Saint Elias Range
The Saint Elias exceed the Himalayas in vertical relief, with hundreds of sharp ice-clad peaks rising dramatically above sea-level glaciers.
The dominant mountain of the Saint Elias Range is Mount Logan (19,550-ft.), the highest mountain in Canada and the second highest in North America.
Mount Saint Elias (18,008 ft.) is the second highest mountain in the range.
www.peakware.com /encyclopedia/ranges/saintelias.htm   (229 words)

  
 Peakware - Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias is a huge, beautiful pyramid, located just 35 miles from sea.
In actuality it is nearly 2000 feet smaller than is near neighbor to the north, Yukon's Mount Logan (19,550 ft.), and is also smaller in stature.
When seen from the south, however, Mount Saint Elias is a truly spectacular mountain with awesome vertical relief.
www.peakware.com /encyclopedia/peaks/saintelias.htm   (156 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Alaska
The Aleutian Islands, or Aleutians, are an extension of the Aleutian Range and divide the Bering Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
The Alaskan Interior is bounded by the Alaska Range on the south, the Brooks Range on the north, the border with the Yukon Territory on the east, and the Bering Sea on the west.
The Arctic Region is bounded by the Beaufort Sea to the north, the Chukchi Sea to the west, and the crest of the Brooks Range to the south.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569148/Alaska.html   (2046 words)

  
 Saint Elias Range Definition / Saint Elias Range Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Saint Elias Mountains is a mountain range located in southeastern AlaskaOn January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the United States as the 49th state.
The range spans Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve in the USA and Kluane National Park and ReserveKluane National Park and Reserve of Canada is located in the extreme southwestern corner of the Yukon territory in Canada.
Saint Elias Range is a land of extremes.
www.elresearch.com /Saint_Elias_Range   (332 words)

  
 Mount Saint Elias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mount Saint Elias is the second highest mountain in both the United States and Canada, being situated on the Alaska and Yukon border.
While some historians contend that the mountain was named by Bering, others believe that eighteenth century mapmakers named it after Cape Saint Elias, when it was left unnamed by Bering.
Elias was first climbed on July 31, 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi, Vittorio Sella and party.
www.encyclopedia-1.com /m/mo/mount_saint_elias.html   (105 words)

  
 Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias is a snow covered pyramid, which is continually blasted by storms, since it is less than 50 km from the ocean.
For many years, Mount Saint Elias was beleived to be the highest mountain in North America, and was also the first to be climbed.
The summit of Mount St. Elias consists of a spacious plateau stretching, with a slight inclination, from south-east to north-west.
www.bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=274   (718 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve at Epinions.com
Wrangle Saint Elias "the mountain kingdom of North America" is a vast wilderness of ice fields, day-glow blue glaciers, thundering rivers, sprawling forests, and includes three mountain ranges: the Wrangles, the Chugach and the Elias.
Elias, the second highest peak in North America, and is home to nine of the America's 16 tallest mountains.
For all of Wrangle Saint Elias' remote wilderness, the park is only a days drive from Anchorage, although if you have the time, consider staying in Copper Center on the outskirts of the park, and then make a leisurely day of the 75 mile drive to the interior.
www.epinions.com /content_102208540292   (1554 words)

  
 Mountaineering the St. Elias Range
The coastal mountains in the St. Elias Range of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, topped by 18,008' Mt. St.
Elias, are among the least visited mountains of their elevation in North America.
Many mountains in the range are unnamed and only limited information is available on most routes.
www.nps.gov /wrst/eliasrng.html   (466 words)

  
 Mat - Su CVB: Travel Information on Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska
Alaska Range: Located in the northwest portion of the borough, this range spans 400 miles long and separates the southcentral region from the interior part of the state.
Chugach Range: Bordering the southeast side of the borough, the Chugach Range forms a crescent that is 300 miles in length.
Wrangell Mountains/Saint Elias Range: The Wrangell Mountains mark the northern border of the St. Elias Range and although not located in the Mat-Su Valley, its peaks can be seen on the far eastern end of the borough's border toward Glennallen.
www.alaskavisit.com /static/index.cfm?contentID=119   (298 words)

  
 Gallery: Mountains of Canada - Northern Coast Mountains (part 4 of 4)
The area between the two mountain ranges is known as the Rocky Mountain Trench.
Elias Mountains, an impressive complex of high peaks and glaciers on both sides of the border between Canada (Yukon Territory and British Columbia) and the United States (Alaska).
Saint Elias Mountains contain Canada's highest peaks and the world's largest non-polar icefields.
www.branimirphoto.ca /gallery/mountains/coast_mountains.html   (521 words)

  
 Saint Elias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elijah, a Hebrew prophet revered as a Christian saint
Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in Canada and the United States.
Saint Elias Mountains, a mountain range in Alaska and Yukon
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Elias   (98 words)

  
 Exploring Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kluane National Park and Reserve is located in the Kluane Ranges and the Saint Elias Mountains in Yukon Territory, Canada.
Quill Creek flows from the Saint Elias Mountains in the southwestern part of the Yukon Territory.
The Saint Elias range contains the highest peaks in Canada and is the source of many of the headwaters that feed the Yukon’s extensive system of creeks, rivers, and lakes.
pubpages.unh.edu /~sclement/yukonterritory.html   (229 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
The SE (or Panhandle) is a region of fjords and glaciers and consists of the rugged Boundary Range and the offshore Alexander Archipelago.
At the NW corner of this region is the Saint Elias Range, with some of the highest peaks on the continent, largely covered with ice and snow and containing the spectacular Malaspina Glacier, the largest in the state.
Interior Alaska, the area N of the Alaska Range and S of the Brooks Range, is a region of continental climate, with mild, brief summers and harsh winters.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/alaska.html   (4275 words)

  
 Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Alaska & Northwest Canada
Dominating central Alaska is the massive uplifted block of the Alaska Range, rising from the low plains near sea level to the 20320 ft (6194 m) summit of Denali, the highest point in North America.
The Wrangells are a volcanic range, containing several of the largest land-based shield volcanoes in the world such as Mounts Wrangell, Sanford, and Blackburn, all encased in a series of massive glaciers and icefields.
Most of this range is non-volcanic, uplifted by the same collisional forces as the Alaska Range, and it includes the 2nd and 4th highest peaks in North America, Mounts Logan and Saint Elias.
www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/Region.php?region=AlaskaCanada   (739 words)

  
 Alaska Mountaineering : Mountain Climbing : Hiking & Backpacking : St. Elias Alpine Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Today SEAG is the only mountaineering guide service not based on Mt. McKinley that offers a full range of programs, from a climbing school that includes ice climbing and glacier seminars, to general mountaineering courses, to first ascent expeditions, to high altitude mountaineering expeditions.
The magic of the Wrangell and St. Elias Ranges are the myriad of unexplored peaks and glaciers.
Elias is the most remote, and least explored high peak in North America.
www.alaskan.com /snotrek/steliasguides/alaska_mountain_glacier_climbing.htm   (1573 words)

  
 Mount Saint Elias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mount Saint Elias is the second highest mountain in both the United States and Canada, beingsituated on the Alaska and Yukon border.
While some historians contend that the mountain was named by Bering, others believe that eighteenth centurymapmakers named it after Cape Saint Elias, when it was left unnamed by Bering.
Elias was first climbed on July 31, 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi, Vittorio Sella andparty.
www.therfcc.org /mount-saint-elias-67193.html   (98 words)

  
 NPCA Destination Finder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here in what is often called "the mountain kingdom of North America." This largest unit of the national park system, a mere day's drive east of Anchorage, includes the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers and the greatest collection of peaks above 16,000 feet.
Mount St. Elias, at 18,008 feet, is the second-highest peak in the Saint Elias Range; Canada's 19,550' Mount Logan is the highest mountain in the range, and is the second-highest summit in North America.
Wrangell-St. Elias and its Canadian neighbor, Kluane National Park, were set aside to preserve the foothills, glaciers, and peaks of the Wrangell, Chugach, and St. Elias mountain ranges.
syndication.getoutdoors.com /finder?id=npca&national_park=51   (151 words)

  
 Mount Steele
The original ascent was the last first ascent of a major peak in the Saint Elias Mountains that did not use air support.
Skeena to Palmer - Multiyear Traverse of the Coast Range, Saint Elias and Chugach Mountains
A traverse of the BC Coast range, Saint Elias and Chugach Mountains, from the Skeena River to Palmer Alaska, spread over 17 years.
www.bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=18   (228 words)

  
 Learn more about List of mountain ranges in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Learn more about List of mountain ranges in the online encyclopedia.
This is a list of mountain ranges organized alphabetically by continent.
Ranges on other astronomical bodies are listed afterward.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_mountain_ranges.html   (141 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
United States Geological Survey USGS Mt. Saint Elias}} {{Mtnbox climbFirst ascent=1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi
The mountain is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Elias on Peakware Category:Alaska mountains Saint Elias, MountCategory:Yukon mountains Saint Elias fr:Mont Saint Elias
www.mauspfeil.net /Mount_Saint%20Elias.html   (252 words)

  
 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, at the convergence of the Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mts., SW Alaska.
The park (8,323,618 acres/3,369,856 hectares) contains Mt. Saint Elias (18,008 ft/5,489 m) and the nation's greatest collection of glaciers and mountain peaks above 16,000 ft (4,879 m).
The Vindhya Range has been the historic dividing line between N and S India, separating the Sanskrit-speaking Aryan invaders from the Dravidian peoples of the Deccan.
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Saint+Elias+Range   (174 words)

  
 Saint Elias resort is the host of many international and national events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saint Elias resort is the host of many international and national events
The Centres's meeting facilities are designed to meet a wide range of requirements and can be adapted and combined to serve a specific purpose.
Saint Elias resort is the organizer of various business and entertainment programs as cocktails, galas, folk evenings, coffee breaks, working lunches, private parties.
www.balkantourist.bg /balkanturist/other/conventions/Complete.htm   (1526 words)

  
 Saint Elias, Mount --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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Many peaks exceed 17,000 feet (5,200 m), including Mount St. Elias, Mount Logan (second only in height in North America to Mount McKinley and the highest in Canada), Mount King, and Mount...
Before Elias Howe invented the sewing machine, the fastest sewing possible was only about 50 stitches per minute.
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 Alaska Geography - NETSTATE
The Pacific Mountain System includes, from the south, the Saint Elias Range, the Wrangell Mountains, the Chugach Mountains and the Kenai Mountains (West to the Kenia Peninsula and Kodiak Island), the Talkeetna Mountains, and the Alaska Range home of Mt.
Extending southwest from the southern Alaska mainland and the Alaska Range, the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands are supported by the Aleutian Mountain Range.
The Brooks Ranges is comprised of glacier-made mountain peaks that rise to 9,000 feet above sea level in the east with lower elevations in the west.
www.netstate.com /states/geography/ak_geography.htm   (862 words)

  
 Saint Helens, Mount --  Encyclopædia Britannica
volcanic peak in the Cascade Range, southwestern Washington, U.S., that erupted on May 18, 1980, in one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America.
A volcanic peak in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens is situated in southwestern Washington State.
Three rivers cut through the Cascade Range on their way to the sea—the Klamath River to the south, the Columbia River near the middle of the range, and the Fraser River far to the north.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9064866   (899 words)

  
 Saint Elias Expeditions - Alaska Mountain Guides and Climbing School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The St. Elias Range is a unique place in the world and is home to some of the most spectacular mountains in North America.
The St. Elias Range provides an environment uniquely suitable for developing the alpine climbing skills needed for higher mountains such as Denali, Aconcagua, etc. It is also an unforgettable backdrop for our mountain adventure.
The St. Elias range boasts many unclimbed peaks and mountaineering opportunities.
www.alaskamountainguides.com /st-eli.html   (251 words)

  
 American Alpine Institute Program - St. Elias Range Alpine Mountaineering and First Ascents
Alaska's Wrangell–St. Elias National Park is America's largest and most rugged parkland, and it contains one of the world's least explored preserves of mountain terrain.
Each year AAI leads programs in the Wrangell–St. Elias Range that combine technical and leadership training with an expeditionary experience and a very unusual First Ascents Program.
However, in place of the rock climbing component that is included in the Cascades, the St. Elias course devotes additional time to the development of skills for route finding, evaluation of alpine terrain, and leadership on moderate and intermediate glaciated routes.
www.mtnguide.com /ProgramDetail.asp?program=21   (735 words)

  
 ABSTRACT: Why drill more than one ice core? Paleoclimate reconstruction along a vertical transect in the Saint Elias ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The St. Elias mountain range in the southwestern Yukon Territory has recently been the focus of an international ice core research..
The broad elevational extent of snow accumulation zones in this region (ranging from 2500 to 5300 m asl) allows for the detailed investigation of environmental change extending from the planetary boundary layer through to the free troposphere via the collection and analysis of ice cores from different elevations.
Multi-parameter, high resolution glaciochemical records are currently available from the Northwest Col on Mt. Logan (5340 m asl, 103 m deep; 270 year record;) and from three cores recovered from the Eclipse Icefield (3107 m asl) in 1996 (160 m deep; 100 year record) and in 2002 (345 m and 140 m deep).
cgrg.geog.uvic.ca /abstracts/WakeWhyThe.html   (446 words)

  
 The St. Elias Mountains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The second highest peak in North America is Yukon's Mount Logan (19,850').
Mount Saint Elias (18,008') is the second highest in the United States and the third highest n
This mountain range is also home to the greatest number of glaciers in North America, including the mighty Malaspina and active Hubbard.
www.nps.gov /wrst/virtualtour/steliasmtns.htm   (108 words)

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