Mount Martha Black, elevation , is the highest point in the Auriol Range of the

Saint Elias Mountains The Saint Elias Mountains (french: Chaîne Saint-Élie) are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range ...

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

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. The multi-summit massif is situated southwest of

Haines Junction Haines Junction is a village in Yukon, Canada. It is at Kilometre 1,632 (historical mile 1016) of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community. According to the 2021 Census, the population was 688. ...

, northwest of Mount Worthington, and southeast of Mount Archibald, which is the nearest higher peak. Set within

Kluane National Park Kluane National Park and Reserve (; french: Parc national et réserve de parc national de Kluane) are two protected areas in the southwest corner of the territory of Yukon. The National Park Reserve was set aside in 1972 to become a national par ...

, Mount Martha Black can be seen from the Alaska Highway, weather permitting. The mountain was named after

Martha Black Martha Louise Munger Black OBE (February 24, 1866 – October 31, 1957) was a Canadian politician. Black was the second woman elected to the House of Commons of Canada. Biography Martha was born in on February 24, 1866 in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1866-1957), the second woman elected to the House of Commons of Canada.My Ninety Years by Martha Louise Black. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, 1976, pg. 13. The mountain's name was officially adopted August 12, 1980, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the

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, Mount Martha Black is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. The annual average temperature in the neighborhood is -6 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 8 °C, and the coldest is December when temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation

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from the peak and meltwater from its surrounding glaciers drains into tributaries of the Alsek River.

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* Weather forecast
Mount Martha Black
* Parks Canada
Kluane National Park
* Mt. Martha Black photo
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