Mount Odin
| Mount Odin | |
|---|---|
Canada most isolated peaks 7th | |
| Coordinates | 66°32′49″N 65°25′44″W / 66.54694°N 65.42889°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Odin Location in Canada (on Baffin Island) | |
| Location | Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Parent range | Baffin Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 26I11 Mount Asgard |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1953 Baird; Marmet[1] |
Mount Odin is a
Mount Odin is the highest mountain within the Baffin Mountains as well as the fifth-highest in the Arctic Cordillera. It has a topographic prominence of 2,147 m (7,044 ft), greater than any other mountain within the Baffin Mountains and on Baffin Island, making Odin the third-highest mountain in Nunavut by topographic prominence.[1][2] Comparing absolute peaks, Mount Odin is the fifth-highest in Nunavut. The higher points in Nunavut are: Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island (the highest point in Nunavut at 2,616 m), two unnamed peaks on Ellesmere Island, (one at 2,347 m located at 78° 48' N, 79° 34' W and one at 2,201 m located at 80° 17' N, 75° 05' W) and Outlook Peak on Axel Heiberg Island, which at 2210 m is just 63 m higher than Mount Odin.[3]
The mountain is named after
Geography
Mount Odin has an impressive rocky south face that drops into the Weasel River. To the north, the area is glaciated.
See also
- List of mountains of Canada
- List of peaks by prominence
- List of places named after Odin
References
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- ^ a b c d "Mount Odin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Baffin Island". Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "Nunavut". The Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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View of Mt. Odin's flanks -
Looking down the valley at Mount Odin -
Mount Odin looming in the mists
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