Cirque Mountain
(Elevation 5144', Latitude/Longitude 58.9033° -63.9662°, Map 14L13, UTM 676312)

Topographic Map of Cirque: Click for map.

(Photo of Cirque Mountain)
Cirque Mountain in the late afternoon sun
View from the Minaret Ridge
Photo: Andrew Lavigne (2004)
A.P. Coleman measured Cirque Mountain's elevation by pocket altimeter as 5520' in 1916, and until 1971 Cirque was believed to be the highest peak in the Torngats.

Route: From the West (from the McCormick River valley)

A. P. Coleman and "Alf" an inuk fisherman, 1916, first ascent.