Mount Nirvana, at is the unofficial name of the highest
mountain
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in the
Northwest Territories
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,
Canada
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.
Currently the Canadian government is working to officially recognize the name ''Thunder Mountain'', reflecting the local Dehcho First Nation name for the mountain. Today, the name ''Mt. Nirvana'' is commonly depicted in alpine literature.
Mount Nirvana is part of Nahanni National Park Reserve
Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River ('' ...
, the largest national park in the Northwest Territories.
History
Part of the Mackenzie Mountains
The Mackenzie Mountains are a Canadian mountain range forming part of the Yukon-Northwest Territories boundary between the Liard and Peel rivers. The range is named in honour of Canada's second prime minister, Alexander Mackenzie. Nahanni Nat ...
, it was first climbed by Bill Buckingham and Lew Surdam in July 1965.[Principal heights by range or region]
from Statistics Canada
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Buckingham gave the mountain the moniker of "Mount Nirvana" at that time.[ ]
See also
* List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
This is a list of the highest points of the Canadian provinces and territories, by height.
;Notes
*Fairweather Mountain is the officially gazetted name, but Mount Fairweather is the common usage. Mount Fairweather is on the boundary with Alaska, ...
* Mountain peaks of Canada
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All s ...
* List of mountain peaks of North America
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All ...
References
External links
"Mount Nirvana, Northwest Territories" on Peakbagger
Two-thousanders of the Northwest Territories
Nahanni National Park Reserve
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