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Browse all summitsKing Peak is the ninth-highest mountain in North America and the fourth-highest in Canada, rising immediately west of Mount Logan in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon. Though overshadowed by its massive neighbor, it is a serious, remote expedition peak requiring full glacier-travel and high-altitude logistics, with no road or trail access.
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