Mount Armour, also named Boundary Peak 175, 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 John Douglas Armour (1830–1903), Chief Justice of the High Court of Ontario, and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, one of the original Canadian members of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal in 1903 and who was involved in settling the Alaska boundary dispute between the United States and Canada.[2]

Mount Armour
Boundary Peak 175
Highest point
Elevation8,773 ft (2,674 m)
Prominence2,310 ft (700 m)
Listing
Coordinates59°54′23″N 138°43′04″W / 59.90639°N 138.71778°W / 59.90639; -138.71778
Geography
LocationStikine Region, British Columbia
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Parent rangeSaint Elias Mountains
Topo mapNTS 114O15 Mount Aylesworth

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  1. ^ "Mount Armour, British Columbia/Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. ^ "Mount Armour". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

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