Mount Fairweather

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Mount Fairweather
Boundary Peak 164
Mount Fairweather from the north-northwest, in the foreground Alsek Lake

Mount Fairweather from the north-northwest, in the foreground Alsek Lake

height 4671  m
location British Columbia (Canada), Alaska (USA)
Mountains Fairweather Range ( Elias chain )
Dominance 200 km →  Mount Vancouver
Notch height 3955 m ↓  Summit Lake (British Columbia)
Coordinates 58 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 137 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 58 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 137 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  W.
Mount Fairweather, British Columbia
Mount Fairweather
First ascent 1931 by Allen Carpé and Terris Moore
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The Mount Fairweather , by the Geographic Board of Canada officially mapped as Fairweather Mountain , is a mountain in British Columbia ( Canada ) directly on the border with Alaska (USA).

Summits that lie on the borderline between Alaska and British Columbia or the Yukon Territory are numbered as Boundary Peaks ( German : "Grenzgipfel"). Mount Fairweather is number 164.

geography

The snow-capped mountain is the highest point in British Columbia with a height of 4671  m . Mount Fairweather and the Fairweather Range named after him are located in the coastal mountains of the Elias chain .

The southern slope of Mount Fairweather is in Glacier Bay National Park on the Alaska border . The summit is located in Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, named after the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers .

Weather

Despite its name, Mount Fairweather has rather harsh weather conditions. More than 2500 mm of precipitation falls on the mountain every year and temperatures drop to -45 ° C.

Ascent history

The first ascent of Mount Fairweather took place in 1931 by Allen Carpé and Terris Moore .

Naming

The British navigator James Cook named the mountain peak in 1778 after the good weather he experienced here.

Web links

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