Mount Aylesworth
Mount Aylesworth, also named Boundary Peak 176 (first called "Peak 8900"), is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Southern Icefield Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains.[1] It is named after Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth (1854–1952), Canadian constitutional lawyer and member of Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, and who was involved in settling the Alaska boundary dispute between the United States and Canada.[4]
Mount Aylesworth | |
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Boundary Peak 176 | |
Mount Aylesworth Mount Aylesworth Mount Aylesworth (British Columbia) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,285 ft (2,830 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 4,659 ft (1,420 m)[1][2] |
Parent peak | Mount Seattle (10,350 ft (3,150 m)[1][2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 59°55′26″N 138°47′55″W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Stikine Region, British Columbia Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska |
Parent range | Saint Elias Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 114O15 Mount Aylesworth[3] |
References
- "Mount Aylesworth, Alaska/British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- "Mount Aylesworth". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- "Mount Aylesworth". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- "Mount Aylesworth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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