Canada’s Highest Mountain – Still Growing

Mount Logan – Canada’s Highest Mountain

Canada’s highest mountain is Mount Logan, 5,959 metres (19,551 ft) high.

As a result of tectonic activity, Mount Logan continuies to gain height by an average of a few millimetres each year.

Mount Logan Location

Mount Logan is located at 60^o 34′ N, 140^o 24′ W. It is the highest peak in the St. Elias mountain range, which runs from Alaska in the West to the Yukon in the east.

Mount Logan may be the world’s largest mountain. Its overall footprint covers a greater area than any other known mountain massif on Earth.

It is named after Sir William Edmond Logan, founder of the Geological Survey of Canada.

Mount Logan, Yukon