Mount Fairweather

#483 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Fairweather, is the highest mountain in the Canadian province of British Columbia, with an elevation of 4,671 metres. It is located 20 km east of the Pacific Ocean on the border of Alaska, United States and western British Columbia, Canada. Most of the mountain lies within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska, though the summit borders Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, British Columbia. It is also designated as Boundary Peak 164 or as US/Canada Boundary Point #164. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1931Elevation: 15325 ftProminence: 12995 ftCoordinates: 58°54'23"N, 137°31'34"W

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Mount Fairweather – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fairweather Glacier, Mount Root, Mount Salisbury.

6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Fairweather Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
158 min walk • Fairweather Glacier is a 19-mile-long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins on the west slope of Mount Salisbury and continues west to its 1961 terminus 0.2 miles east of Cape Fairweather, 100 miles northwest of Hoonah.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Root, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
142 min walk • Mount Root, also named Boundary Peak 165, is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Salisbury, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
171 min walk • Mount Salisbury is a peak in the Fairweather Range of Alaska, 6 miles southeast of Mount Fairweather. Its east slopes feed one of the northern branches of the Johns Hopkins Glacier, which flows into Glacier Bay.

Mount Fairweather

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Mount Fairweather – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Fairweather Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Mount Root, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Mount Salisbury, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve