Mount Quincy Adams (Fairweather Range)

Mount Quincy Adams
Mount Quincy Adams in upper left, with Mount Tlingit below/left of it. Aerial view by Austin Post. 1972
Highest point
Elevation	4,150 m (13,620 ft)[1]
Prominence	410 m (1,350 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alaska Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	58°54′32″N 137°27′05″W / 58.90889°N 137.45139°W / 58.90889; -137.45139Coordinates: 58°54′32″N 137°27′05″W / 58.90889°N 137.45139°W / 58.90889; -137.45139[2]
Geography
Mount Quincy Adams Alaska Panhandle / Stikine Region, British Columbia Mount Quincy Adams Mount Quincy Adams (British Columbia) Show map of AlaskaShow map of British ColumbiaShow all
Parent range	Fairweather Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Fairweather D-5 Canada NTS 114I14
Climbing
First ascent	Bradford Washburn, H. Adams Carter, 1934[3]

Mount Quincy Adams (alternate Name Boundary Peak 163) is a mountain located on the border between United States and Canada. It is named after John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth president of the United States.

The southern and eastern flanks of the mountain are in Glacier Bay National Park, in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. The northern and northwestern flanks are in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, in Stikine Region, British Columbia, making it the second highest peak in B.C. Mount Quincy Adams is flanked to the west by Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft).

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External links[]

• Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia: Quincy Adams

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