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Mount Logan

Canada · 5959 m

Reviewed routes

No reviewed route is included. Missing route information does not establish safe or legal access.

About this mountain

Name

Mount Logan

Context

Canada's highest peak in the St. Elias Mountains, as identified in the Kluane management plan

Country

Canada

Latitude

60.5678

Longitude

-140.405

Elevation (m)

5959

Prominence (m)

5224

Region

Yukon

Coordinate Qualification

Official corroboration is map-scale qualified at 1:5,000,000

Sources and scope

Exact named mountain point; coordinates are map-scale qualified and only corroborate the recorded identity

Exact Mount Logan statement in the approved Kluane management plan; does not establish a route or current conditions

Permits & local services

Requirements

  • Apply for a Parks Canada mountaineering permit at least one month before the trip

  • Submit the intended route map and proof of insurance

  • Obtain an aircraft landing permit for every landing in the Icefield Ranges

  • Mount Logan expeditions require a minimum group size of two

  • Deregister with park staff after the expedition

Qualification

Standing official requirements accessed 2026-09-08; verify current requirements and closures directly with Parks Canada

Sources and scope

Official planning requirements; this is not an authorization, route recommendation, guarantee of access, or current closure status

Nature & wildlife

Area covered by this information

Kluane National Park and Reserve only

The park spans high peaks, glaciers, boreal forest and northern wildlife, with Pacific, Arctic, tundra and boreal influences.

Sources and scope

Park-wide context only; no exact-summit species or vegetation occurrence is asserted

Culture & local context

Area covered by this information

Kluane National Park and Reserve only

The park is Dań Keyǐ, the People's Country, and is cooperatively managed with Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and Kluane First Nation.

Sources and scope

Park-wide Southern Tutchone and cooperative-management context; does not grant cultural permission or assign an exact summit-specific tradition

Conservation

Area covered by this information

Kluane National Park and Reserve

Mount Logan is explicitly listed in the approved park management plan; all broader ecological context remains park-wide.

Sources and scope

Exact Mount Logan statement in the approved Kluane management plan; does not establish a route or current conditions

Park-wide context only; no exact-summit species or vegetation occurrence is asserted

Safety & conditions

Area covered by this information

Mount Logan and Kluane Icefield expedition context

Extensive glacier travel, high altitude, severe cold, falls, avalanches, crevasses and weather-delayed evacuation are authoritative standing hazards.

Sources and scope

Official expedition-safety context, not a current-conditions report, risk forecast, or route recommendation