Mount Quincy Adams (alternate Name Boundary Peak 163) 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.
Mount Quincy Adams | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 410 m (1,350 ft)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 58°54′32″N 137°27′05″W / 58.90889°N 137.45139°W[2] |
Geography | |
Mount Quincy Adams Mount Quincy Adams Mount Quincy Adams (British Columbia) | |
Parent range | Fairweather Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Fairweather D-5 Canada NTS 114I14 Mount Root |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Bradford Washburn, H. Adams Carter, 1934[3] |
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 British Columbia. Mount Quincy Adams is flanked to the west by Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft).