Mount Hay (Yakutat)

Mount Hay
Boundary Peak 167
Highest point
Elevation 8,881 ft (2,707 m)
Prominence 3,838 ft (1,170 m)
Coordinates 59°14′39″N 137°36′31″W / 59.24417°N 137.60861°W / 59.24417; -137.60861Coordinates: 59°14′39″N 137°36′31″W / 59.24417°N 137.60861°W / 59.24417; -137.60861
Geography
Location Stikine Region, British Columbia
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

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]

See also

References

  1. Mount Hay, British Columbia/Alaska
  2. "Mount Herbert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-05-16.


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