United States Range

The United States Range is one of the northernmost mountain ranges^[1] of the Arctic Cordillera and in the world, surpassed only by the Challenger Mountains to the northwest.^[2] The range is located in the northeastern region of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, and is part of the Innuitian Mountains. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Eugene with an elevation of 1,860 metres (6,100 ft). The British Empire Range is immediately to the west of the United States Range.

United States Range
Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland
Highest point
Peak	Mount Eugene
Elevation	1,860 m (6,100 ft)
Coordinates	82°24′18.0″N 66°38′39.1″W
Geography
United States Range Location in Nunavut
Country	Canada
Region	Nunavut
Range coordinates	82°25′N 68°0′W
Parent range	Innuitian Mountains
Geology
Orogeny	Innuitian
Rock age	Mesozoic

The range was named in 1861 by American explorer Isaac Israel Hayes after his ship.

See also

• List of mountain ranges