Mount Whisler

Mount Whisler is a remote, ice-bound peak in Nunavut on Ellesmere Island, within the British Empire Range of the Arctic Cordillera. About 12 kilometers northeast of Barbeau Peak, it ranks as the second-highest summit in the British Empire Range, on Ellesmere Island, and in the Arctic Cordillera overall. The mountain is entirely encircled by the Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, underscoring its isolated far northern setting. It was first mapped in 1882 by the United States Army Signal Corps during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition and was named for Private William Whisler, who took part in that expedition. Today it is recognized as one of Arctic Canada’s major high summits.

Nunavut · Canada