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Mount Sir James MacBrien

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Mount Sir James MacBrien
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Highest point
Elevation2,759 m (9,052 ft)[1]
Prominence1,109 m (3,638 ft)[1]
Coordinates62°07′23″N 127°40′47″W / 62.12306°N 127.67972°W / 62.12306; -127.67972
Geography
LocationNorthwest Territories, Canada
Parent rangeMackenzie Mountains
Topo mapNTS 95L4 Mount Sir James MacBrien
Climbing
First ascent1955; 69 years ago (1955)[1]
Easiest routeDifficult scramble (SW)

Mount Sir James MacBrien is a peak in the Fort Smith Region of Canada's Northwest Territories. The second highest peak in the Mackenzie Mountains, it is named after Major-General Sir James Howden MacBrien who was the head of the Canadian Militia in the mid-1920s.

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