Mount Asgard
Mount Asgard (Inuktitut: ᓯᕙᓂᑎᕈᑎᖑᐊᒃ, Sivanitirutinguak) is a twin peaked mountain with two flat-topped, cylindrical, rock towers, separated by a saddle. It is located in Auyuittuq National Park, on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The peak is named after Asgard, the realm of the Æsir (gods) in Norse mythology. Mount Asgard is perhaps the most famous of the Baffin Mountains.
| Mount Asgard | |
|---|---|
| Sivanitirutinguak | |
Mount Asgard in July 2001 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,015 m (6,611 ft) |
| Coordinates | 66°40′20″N 65°16′28″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Nunavut, Canada |
| Parent range | Baffin Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 26I11 Mount Asgard |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1953 by J. Weber, J. Marmet, H. Röthlisberger |
| Easiest route | technical rock climb (Grade IV, YDS 5.8/5.9, A1) |
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