Fairweather Range

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Fairweather Range
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Brady Glacier of the Fairweather Range
Highest point
PeakMount Fairweather
Elevation 4,671 m (15,325 ft)
Coordinates 58°54′26″N137°31′36″W / 58.90722°N 137.52667°W / 58.90722; -137.52667
Dimensions
Area9,936 km2 (3,836 sq mi)
Geography
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Fairweather Range
Location in Alaska
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Fairweather Range
Location in British Columbia
CountriesUnited States and Canada
State/Province Alaska and British Columbia
Range coordinates 59°14′59″N137°27′00″W / 59.24972°N 137.45000°W / 59.24972; -137.45000 [1]
Parent range Saint Elias Mountains
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The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a mountain range located in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost range of the Saint Elias Mountains. The northernmost section of the range is situated in Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park while the southernmost section resides in Glacier Bay National Park, [2] in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. [3] In between it goes through the southeastern corner of Yakutat Borough. Peaks of this range include Mount Fairweather (the highest point in British Columbia) and Mount Quincy Adams 4,150 m (13,615 ft).

Contents

The range is home to the Fairweather Fault, an active geologic transform fault of the larger Queen Charlotte Fault along the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.

Mountains

Mountain / PeakElevationProminenceFACoordinates
ftmftm
Mount Fairweather 15,3254,67112,9633,9511931 58°54′23″N137°31′35″W / 58.90639°N 137.52639°W / 58.90639; -137.52639
Mount Quincy Adams 13,6204,1501,3504101934 58°54′29″N137°28′17″W / 58.90806°N 137.47139°W / 58.90806; -137.47139
Mount Root 12,8873,9282,9138881977 58°59′8″N137°30′1″W / 58.98556°N 137.50028°W / 58.98556; -137.50028
Mount Crillon 12,7263,8797,2152,1991934 58°39′44″N137°10′17″W / 58.66222°N 137.17139°W / 58.66222; -137.17139
Mount Tlingit 12,6063,8422,006611Unk 58°53′35″N137°23′38″W / 58.89306°N 137.39389°W / 58.89306; -137.39389
Mount Watson 12,4973,8091,8675691974 59°0′28″N137°33′20″W / 59.00778°N 137.55556°W / 59.00778; -137.55556
Mount Salisbury 12,1703,7103,9701,2101977 58°51′3″N137°22′19″W / 58.85083°N 137.37194°W / 58.85083; -137.37194
Mount Wilbur 10,8213,2982,2016711975 58°44′23″N137°19′3″W / 58.73972°N 137.31750°W / 58.73972; -137.31750
Mount La Perouse 10,7283,2702,7788471952 58°33′46″N137°4′57″W / 58.56278°N 137.08250°W / 58.56278; -137.08250
Mount Lodge 10,5483,2152,871875Unk 59°6′27″N137°32′38″W / 59.10750°N 137.54389°W / 59.10750; -137.54389
Mount Orville 10,4953,1991,7955471995 58°44′12″N137°16′19″W / 58.73667°N 137.27194°W / 58.73667; -137.27194
Mount Dagelet 9,8003,0001,4504401933 58°37′N137°14′W / 58.617°N 137.233°W / 58.617; -137.233
Mount Eliza 9,6922,9543,130954Unk 59°5′48″N137°23′39″W / 59.09667°N 137.39417°W / 59.09667; -137.39417
Mount Turner 8,6942,6502,116645Unk 58°59′59″N137°16′57″W / 58.99972°N 137.28250°W / 58.99972; -137.28250
Mount Abbe 8,2002,5009382861977 58°47′52″N137°4′39″W / 58.79778°N 137.07750°W / 58.79778; -137.07750
Mount Forde 6,8832,0981,010310Unk 59°1′56″N137°10′33″W / 59.03222°N 137.17583°W / 59.03222; -137.17583
Mount Cooper 6,7802,0701,926587Unk 58°51′45″N136°58′58″W / 58.86250°N 136.98278°W / 58.86250; -136.98278

Panorama

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A panorama of the Fairweather Range from the Pacific Ocean. Mts. Crillon, Dagelet, and La Perouse centered.

References

  1. "Fairweather Ranges". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  2. "Fairweather Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairweather Range