Mount Hay (Yakutat)
Mount Hay, also named Boundary Peak 167, 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.[1] It was named in 1923 for John Milton Hay (1838-1905), author and diplomat. In 1903, John Hay helped negotiate the treaty resulting in Alaska Boundary Tribunal.[2]
Mount Hay | |
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Boundary Peak 167 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,881 ft (2,707 m) |
Prominence | 3,838 ft (1,170 m) |
Coordinates | 59°14′39″N 137°36′31″W |
Geography | |
Location | Stikine Region, British Columbia Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska |
Topo map | NTS 114P4 Mount Lodge |
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