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Mount Nirvana, at is the unofficial name of the highest
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...
in the
Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
,
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. Currently the Canadian government is working to officially recognize the name ''Thunder Mountain'', reflecting the local Dehcho First Nation name for the mountain. Today, the name ''Mt. Nirvana'' is commonly depicted in alpine literature. Mount Nirvana is part of Nahanni National Park Reserve, the largest national park in the Northwest Territories.


History

Part of the
Mackenzie Mountains The Mackenzie Mountains are a Canadian mountain range forming part of the Yukon- Northwest Territories boundary between the Liard and Peel rivers. The range is named in honour of Canada's second prime minister, Alexander Mackenzie. Nahanni ...
, it was first climbed by Bill Buckingham and Lew Surdam in July 1965.Principal heights by range or region
from
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
 Buckingham gave the mountain the moniker of "Mount Nirvana" at that time.


See also

*
List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories This is a list of the highest points of the Canadian provinces and territories, by height. ;Notes *Fairweather Mountain is the officially gazetted name, but Mount Fairweather is the common usage. Mount Fairweather is on the boundary with Alaska, ...
* Mountain peaks of Canada *
List of mountain peaks of North America This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All ...


References


External links


"Mount Nirvana, Northwest Territories" on Peakbagger
Two-thousanders of the Northwest Territories Nahanni National Park Reserve {{NorthwestTerritories-geo-stub