Mount Thor

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Mount Thor is a dramatic granite peak on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, famous for having one of the world’s steepest and tallest vertical rock faces, making it a renowned destination for climbers and adventurers.

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Mount Thor canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
accessRoute Akshayuk Pass
climate polar climate
continent North America
country Canada
elevation 1675 metres
5494 feet
firstAscentBy Pat Baird expedition
firstAscentYear 1965
geologicalFormation granite massif
hasActivity adventure tourism
base jumping
mountaineering
rock climbing
trekking
hasFeature overhanging rock face
steep cliff
vertical rock face
hasRisk extreme weather
remoteness
rockfall
hasWorldRanking one of the highest vertical drops on Earth
isInNationalPark Auyuittuq National Park
knownFor big wall climbing
dramatic granite wall
extreme rock climbing
one of the world’s tallest vertical rock faces
languageOfName English
locatedIn Arctic Cordillera
Auyuittuq National Park
Baffin Island
Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Region
locatedInCountrySubdivision Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Region
namedAfter Norse god of thunder
Thor
nearestSettlement Pangnirtung
partOf Pangnirtung Fiord area
linked to: Pangnirtung Fiord
protectedArea Auyuittuq National Park
regionType Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
rockType granite
tourismType adventure tourism
verticalDrop 1250 metres
4101 feet

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Olympus Range hasPeak Mount Thor
Auyuittuq National Park contains Mount Thor
Mount Loke near Mount Thor