The Challenger Mountains are a mountain range on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. The range is the most northern range in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera.[1] The highest mountain in the range is Commonwealth Mountain 2,225 m (7,300 ft). The United States Range is immediately to the east of the Challenger Mountains.
Challenger Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Commonwealth Mountain |
Elevation | 2,225 m (7,300 ft) |
Coordinates | 82°24′N 76°45′W / 82.400°N 76.750°W |
Dimensions | |
Area | 14,892 km2 (5,750 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Region | Nunavut |
Range coordinates | 82°41′N 076°12′W / 82.683°N 76.200°W |
Parent range | Innuitian Mountains |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Innuitian |
Age of rock | Mesozoic |
The range lies within Quttinirpaaq National Park, the second most northerly park in the world after Northeast Greenland National Park in Greenland.[2]
Low elevation lakes located along Taconite Inlet are part of the Challenger Mountains and local relief exceeds 1,250 m (4,101 ft).