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For other places with the same name, see Mount Odin (disambiguation). Mountain in Nunavut, Canada
Mount Odin
Mount Odin snow and ice
Highest point
Elevation2,147 m (7,044 ft)
Prominence2,147 m (7,044 ft)
Listing
Coordinates66°32′49″N 65°25′44″W / 66.54694°N 65.42889°W / 66.54694; -65.42889
Geography
Mount Odin is located in NunavutMount OdinMount OdinLocation in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Parent rangeBaffin Mountains
Topo mapNTS 26I11 Mount Asgard
Climbing
First ascent1953 Baird; Marmet

Mount Odin is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Auyuittuq National Park along the Akshayuk Pass, 46 km (29 mi) north of Pangnirtung and south of Mount Asgard. Mount Odin is the highest mountain on Baffin Island.

Mount Odin is the highest mountain within the Baffin Mountains as well as the fifth-highest in the Arctic Cordillera. It has a topographic prominence of 2,147 m (7,044 ft), greater than any other mountain within the Baffin Mountains and on Baffin Island, making Odin the third-highest mountain in Nunavut by topographic prominence. Comparing absolute peaks, Mount Odin is the fifth-highest in Nunavut. The higher points in Nunavut are: Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island (the highest point in Nunavut at 2,616 m), two unnamed peaks on Ellesmere Island, (one at 2,347 m located at 78° 48' N, 79° 34' W and one at 2,201 m located at 80° 17' N, 75° 05' W) and Outlook Peak on Axel Heiberg Island, which at 2210 m is just 63 m higher than Mount Odin.

The mountain is named after Odin, the chief of the gods in Norse mythology and Norse paganism.

Geography

Mount Odin has an impressive rocky south face that drops into the Weasel River. To the north, the area is glaciated.

Gallery

  • View of Mt. Odin's flanks View of Mt. Odin's flanks
  • Looking down the valley at Mount Odin Looking down the valley at Mount Odin
  • Mount Odin looming in the mists Mount Odin looming in the mists


See also

References

  1. ^ "Mount Odin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  2. "Baffin Island". Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  3. "Nunavut". The Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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