Kennedy

 

13,095 ft (3,991 m) high, SW Yukon Territory, Canada, in the St. Elias Mts. near the Alaskan border. It was named in honor of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1965. Although visited in 1935, the mountain was climbed for the first time in 1965 by a team that included Robert F. Kennedy, the President's brother.

Mount Kennedy
Elevation	4,250-4,300 metres (~14,000 feet)
Location	Yukon, Canada
Range	Saint Elias Mountains
Coordinates	60°20′28″N, 138°58′02″W
Topo map	NTS 115B/07
First ascent	1965
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Kennedy is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains within Kluane National Park, in Yukon, Canada. Its 4250-m to 4300-m (14000-foot) summit lies within 10 km of the Alaska Panhandle. Dusty Glacier lies against it to the north.

After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, it was the highest peak in North America that had not yet been climbed, and it was named in his honor.

First ascent

Its first ascent was in 1965 by JFK's brother Robert Kennedy, with a party of experienced mountaineers sponsored by the National Geographic Society and led by Jim Whittaker.

Climbers in the party included:

• Jim Whittaker
• Robert F. Kennedy
• George Senner (1924- December 2003)
• Dee Molenaar

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