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Umik Mountain  Nunavut . Value: 3
Height: 1480 m (4856 ft) Prominence: null m  

Location: 66:35:00-65:12:00   66.58334-65.20000   20W 402452 7386652     NAD27: 20W 402448 7386464
NTS Map: 026.I.11 (53 km NE of Pangnirtung).
Name Status: Official
Ranges: Arctic Islands / Baffin Island
Regions: Arctic Islands / Baffin

Umik Peak is a fine viewpoint. Its ascent involves much scrambling and a bit of class 4 or low class 5 climbing.

Name Notes: Supposedly Umik means 'beard' or 'bearded one' in Inuktitut. (It's not too far from the Forkbeard glacier.)

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10 View from Umik Mountain, Auyuittuq Park Sandy Briggs
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