- Mount Quincy Adams (Fairweather Range)
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Mount Quincy Adams Alaska Panhandle / Stikine Region, British Columbia
Mount Quincy AdamsElevation 4,150 m (13,615 ft) [1] Prominence 410 m (1,345 ft) [1] Location Range Fairweather Range Coordinates 58°54′32″N 137°27′05″W / 58.90889°N 137.45139°WCoordinates: 58°54′32″N 137°27′05″W / 58.90889°N 137.45139°W[2] Topo map USGS Mount Fairweather D-5 Climbing First ascent Bradford Washburn,
H. Adams Carter, 1934[3]Mount Quincy Adams is a mountain located on the border between United States and Canada. It is named after John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth president of the United States.
The southern and eastern flanks of the mountain are in Glacier Bay National Park, in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. The northern and northwestern flanks are in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, in Stikine Region, British Columbia, making it the second highest peak in B.C. Mount Quincy Adams is flanked to the west by Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft).
References
- ^ a b "Mount Quincy Adams". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=565. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
- ^ "Mount Quincy Adams". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1424710. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
- ^ "Mount Quincy Adams". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=233. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
External links
Categories:- Mountains of Alaska
- Mountains of British Columbia
- Saint Elias Mountains
- Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
- Canada–United States border
- International mountains of North America
- Southeast Alaska geography stubs
- British Columbia geography stubs
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