Mount Nirvana

Mount Nirvana, at Template:Convert is the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada.<ref name=Logan/><ref name=bivouac>Template:Cite bivouac</ref> The mountain is a part of Nahanni National Park Reserve, the largest national park in the Northwest Territories.

History

Part of the Mackenzie Mountains, it was first climbed by Bill Buckingham and Lew Surdam in July 1965.<ref name=Logan/><ref name=stats>Principal heights by range or region Template:Webarchive from Statistics Canada</ref> Buckingham gave the mountain the moniker of "Mount Nirvana" at that time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Before 2016, only five successful ascent were recorded, all with the assistance of helicopters or floatplane. In June 2016, Nirvana was climbed without assistance for the first time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
• Mountain peaks of Canada
• List of mountain peaks of North America

External links

• "Mount Nirvana, Northwest Territories" on Peakbagger

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