Mount Jetté
Mount Jetté, also named Boundary Peak 177, 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 in 1908 for Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, (1836-1920), a member of the 1903 Canadian Boundary Tribunal, leading to the resolution of the Alaska Boundary Dispute, and Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec from 1898 to 1908.[2]
| Mount Jetté | |
|---|---|
| Boundary Peak 177 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,425 ft (2,568 m) |
| Prominence | 1,693 ft (516 m) |
| Coordinates | 59°59′41″N 139°03′10″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stikine 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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