Mount Whisler

__NOTOC__ {{short description|Mountain in Nunavut, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Whisler | elevation_m = 2500 | elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=11542|name=Mount Whisler|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref> | prominence_m= 450 | prominence_ref=<ref name=bivouac/> | range = [[British Empire Range]] | parent_peak = [[Barbeau Peak]] (2616m)<ref name=bivouac/> | listing = | location = [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]] | map = Canada Nunavut | map_caption = Location in Nunavut | coordinates = {{coord|82|01|N|74|32|W|type:mountain_region:CA-NU_scale:200000|display=inline,title|name=Mount Whisler}} | coordinates_ref= <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=OARVJ|name=Mount Whisler|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref> | topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|340|E|2}}<ref name=cgndb/> | first_ascent = 1961 | easiest_route = basic snow climb }}

'''Mount Whisler''' is a [[mountain]] of the [[British Empire Range]] on [[Canada]]'s [[Ellesmere Island]]. It is the second highest peak of the British Empire Range, of Ellesmere Island, and of the [[Arctic Cordillera]]. It is located about {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Barbeau Peak]] ({{convert|2616|m|abbr=on|0}}), the highest peak in the Cordillera. The [[Henrietta Nesmith Glacier]] completely surrounds Mount Whisler.<ref name=bivouac/>

The [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|United States Army Signal Corps]] first mapped Mount Whisler in 1882 during their [[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]]. It was named for Private William Whisler, a member of the party.

== Further reading == * {{cite web | url = https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1988-89_files/AJ%201988%20227-229%20Whalley%20Can%20Arctic.pdf | title = Canadian Arctic 1987 | author = Whalley, Ted | year = 1988 | publisher = The Alpine Journal | website = www.alpinejournal.org.uk | access-date = 2019-12-08}}

== References == {{reflist}}

=== Sources === *''Geographical Names of the [[Quttinirpaaq National Park|Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve]] and Vicinity'' by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1998) {{ISBN|0-919034-96-9}}

== External links == * [http://www.indexmundi.com/z/?lat=82&lon=-72.3333333&t=m&r=740&p=mount_whisler&cc=ca&c=canada Mount Whisler at Index Mundi]

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