Mount Arthur (Nunavut)

Mount Arthur
Mount Arthur
Location in Nunavut (on Ellesmere Island)
Highest point
Elevation1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Coordinates81°19′59″N 74°46′01″W / 81.33306°N 74.76694°W / 81.33306; -74.76694
Geography
LocationNunavut, Canada
Parent rangeArctic Cordillera
Topo mapNTS 340D7 Mount Sherwood
Climbing
First ascentJuly 1882

Mount Arthur is a mountain located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada in the Quttinirpaaq National Park. First mapped by the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, it was named for Chester A. Arthur the 21st President of the United States.

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