Mount Logan

Imagine a mountain so tall it scrapes the sky! That's Mount Logan, the highest peak in all of Canada. It's like a super-tall skyscraper, but made of rock and covered in ice.

It lives in a wild place called Kluane National Park in Yukon, which is way up north. This giant mountain is so big, it has its own glaciers, which are like slow-moving rivers of ice, flowing from its sides. It's a truly amazing natural wonder!

Here's a super cool secret: Mount Logan is still growing! It's like a giant that's stretching a tiny bit taller every year. Scientists say it grows about as fast as your fingernail grows! Even though it's growing, it's also super cold up there. In the winter, it's colder than a freezer, around -45 degrees Celsius. That's why it has a huge ice cap, almost as thick as a football field is long!

This giant mountain wasn't always called Mount Logan. It was named after a very important scientist named Sir William Edmond Logan. He was a geologist, which means he studied rocks and the Earth. He was so important that he even helped start Canada's Geological Survey! So, when you hear 'Mount Logan,' remember it's named after someone who loved learning about our amazing planet.

Mount Logan is like a frozen kingdom. Because it's so cold and doesn't melt much, it has a giant ice cap that's super thick, sometimes almost 300 meters deep! That's taller than the Statue of Liberty! This ice is so important because it feeds the Hubbard and Logan glaciers. These glaciers slowly flow down the mountain, shaping the land as they go. It's a world of ice and snow!