Mount Gallatin, also known as Boundary Peak 67,[3] [4] is a mountain in the Boundary Ranges along the British Columbia-Alaska border.
| Mount Gallatin | |
|---|---|
| Boundary Peak 67 | |
  Mount Gallatin Location along Alaska / BC border | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,526 m (5,007 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 786 m (2,579 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 56°45′14″N 131°54′02″W / 56.75389°N 131.90056°W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Boundary Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 104B13 Great Glacier USGS Bradfield Canal D-6 |
The Tasakili River begins to the north of Mount Gallatin, within Alaska, then crosses the border shortly after its source, flowing southeast at the foot of the mountain to the Stikine River.[5] Mount Gallatin is the peak immediately north of where the Stikine crosses the international boundary. Just inside that boundary on the Canadian side, at the foot of Mount Gallatin, is the locality and former border post of Stikine, formerly known as Boundary.[6]
Name origin edit
In 1924 the USGS named the mountain after Albert Gallatin, one of the US commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mount Gallatin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ GNIS gives 4,931 ft (1,503 m). BC GeoNames gives 5,008 ft (1,526 m)
- ^ a b c "Mount Gallatin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Mount Gallatin". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Tasakili River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Stikine (locality)". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-05-19.