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
Boundary Peak 167
Highest point
Elevation8,881 ft (2,707 m)
Prominence3,838 ft (1,170 m)
Coordinates59°14′39″N 137°36′31″W
Geography
LocationStikine Region, British Columbia
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

See also

  • List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska-British Columbia/Yukon border

References


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