Mount Fairweather

Mount Fairweather

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Mount Fairweather, officially mapped by the Geographic Board of Canada as Fairweather Mountain, is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada directly on the border with Alaska.

Peaks that lie on the boundary line of Alaska to British Columbia or the Yukon Territory, are known as " Boundary Peaks" ( German: Grenzgipfel ) numbered. Mount Fairweather carries the number 164

Geography

The snow-capped mountain with an altitude of 4671 m, the highest point in British Columbia. Mount Fairweather and named after him Fairweather Range lie in the coastal mountains of Elias chain.

The southern slope of Mount Fairweather is located in Glacier Bay National Park on the border with Alaska. The summit is the named after the rivers Tatshenshini Alsek Tatshenshini - Alsek Provincial and park.

Weather

Despite its name, reign on Mount Fairweather rather harsh weather conditions. The mountain receives over 2500 mm of precipitation per year, and temperatures drop to up to -45 ° C.

History

The British navigator James Cook named the peak in 1778 after the good weather that he experienced here.

The first ascent of Mount Fairweather followed in 1931 by Allen Carpe and Terris Moore.