Mount Vancouver is the 15th highest mountain in North America. Its southern side lies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve at the top of the Alaska panhandle, while its northern side is in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the southwestern corner of Yukon, Canada. Mount Vancouver has three summits: north, middle, and south, with the middle summit being the lowest. The south summit, Good Neighbor Peak at 4,785 m (15,699 ft), straddles the international border while the north summit is slightly higher at 4,812 m (15,787 ft).
The mountain was named by William Healey Dall in 1874 after George Vancouver, who explored the southeast coast of Alaska from 1792 to 1794.
By elevation Mount Vancouver is
# 14 out of 3806 in Alaska # 6 out of 27097 in Canada # 14 out of 91437 in USA # 2 out of 83 in Yakutat # 6 out of 1341 in Yukon # 5 out of 109 in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park # 6 out of 191 in Kluane National Park and Reserve # 7 out of 423 in the Saint Elias Mountains
By prominence Mount Vancouver is
# 9 out of 3806 in Alaska # 7 out of 27097 in Canada # 15 out of 91437 in USA # 3 out of 83 in Yakutat # 4 out of 1341 in Yukon # 3 out of 109 in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park # 4 out of 191 in Kluane National Park and Reserve # 5 out of 423 in the Saint Elias Mountains
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