Earth:Mount Root
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Short description: Mountain in Alaska and British Columbia
| Mount Root | |
|---|---|
| Boundary Peak 165 | |
 West aspect of Mt. Root centered. (Mount Watson to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,887 ft (3,928 m) Template:Ngvd29[1] |
| Prominence | 2,913 ft (888 m) [1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 58°59′08″N 137°30′01″W / 58.98556°N 137.50028°W [2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Elihu Root |
| Geography | |
  Mount Root Stikine Region, British Columbia Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska | |
| Parent range | Fairweather Range |
| Topo map | NTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS". USGS Mount Fairweather D-5 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1974 by Laurel Adkins, Thomas Distler, George Fisher, Walter Gove |
| Easiest route | Ice climb[3] |
Mount Root, also named Boundary Peak 165, 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. It is named for Elihu Root, who was one of the diplomats involved in settling the Alaska boundary dispute between the United States and Canada.[4] It is where the Margerie Glacier is located.
The first ascent was made June 18, 1974, by Laurel Adkins, Thomas Distler, George Fisher and Walter Gove via the East Ridge.[5] It involved 22 pitches of ice climbing.[3]
See also
- List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska-British Columbia/Yukon border
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Root, British Columbia/Alaska". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=564.
- ↑ "Mount Root". BC Geographical Names. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/25695.html. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mount Root". http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=234.
- ↑ "Mount Root". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1420603.
- ↑ Mount Root, National Park Service, Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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