This is a list of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska–British Columbia border, including those on the Alaska–Yukon border, being those peaks named as border-points of the Canada–United States border as a result of the Alaska Boundary Settlement of 1903 and associated later surveys.
Brass or concrete survey markers were placed on the summits of the "accessible" peaks designated in the treaty, positioned such that from any one marker a surveyor could see both the previous and the next markers along the boundary line. This was done so that if ever a question arose about jurisdiction anywhere along the border, a determination could be made by sighting between two markers.
Other peaks named in the treaty but not in the numbered-peak series include T Mountain, in the Stikine Icecap area (57°12′41″N 132°14′54″W / 57.21139°N 132.24833°W / 57.21139; -132.24833 (T Mountain)). Other peaks on the boundary but not named in the treaty include an unnumbered Boundary Peak in the Icefield Ranges immediately north of the Alsek River (59°50′33″N 138°41′29″W / 59.84250°N 138.69139°W / 59.84250; -138.69139 (Boundary Peak)) and Mount Vern Ritchie, to the north of there. Mountain passes on the boundary are few, the most important being Grand Pacific, Chilkat, Chilkoot and White Passes.
List of peaks by number
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Much of Alaska is included in one of the state's boroughs, and the remainder of the state is divided into census areas. In the third column, boroughs are marked with daggers† and census areas are marked with asterisks*.
See also
References
- Hubbard, Bill Jr. (2009). American Boundaries: the Nation, the States, the Rectangular Survey. University of Chicago Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-226-35591-7.
- "T Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak
- There are more than one GNIS ID for the same peak when there is a numbered name as well as an alternate
- Elevation is from CME; USGS gives 5131'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Welker
- "Welker, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- "Welker, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Elevation is from CME, USGS gives 6238'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bayard
- "Bayard, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 16|
- "Jefferson Coolidge, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Upshur
- "Upshur, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 18
- "John Jay, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Elevation is from Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia, USGS gives 6342
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Willibert
- "Willibert, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Blaine
- "Blaine, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Elevation from Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia; GNIS gives 5085' but CME data is STRIM; CME also labels this as Boundary Peak 28
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Middleton
- "Middleton, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry - NB lists as "Boundary Peak 28"
- Elevation from CME, USGS has 5669'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Stoeckl
- "Stoeckl, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- GNIS elevation is 3028, elevation given is from CME
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mosheim Dome
- "Mosheim Dome". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- USGS for Mt Lewis Cass entry gives 6050; CME notes that the main summit of the Lewis Cass massif is 6890' but Boundary Peak 47 is its eastern subpeak
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 47
- "Lewis Cass, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- elevation from CME, USGS for Boundary Peak 48 gives 6486, while USGS for Mt Pounder gives 6493
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 48
- "Pounder, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- Elevation from CME; USGS gives 5292
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 53
- "Fawcett, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- CME gives 5778 for Mt Whipple; USGS for Mt Whipple gives 5279
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 54
- "Whipple, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- Elevation from CME, USGS gives 4737', BCGNIS says 4340'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak
- "Cote, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- Elevation from CME; USGS gives 3465', BCGNIS says 4207'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elbow Mountain
- "Elbow Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- Elevation from CME, USGS gives 4737'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Gallatin
- "Gallatin, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- Elevation from CME, USGS gives 3989'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Talbot
- "Talbot, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 69
- Elevation from CME, USGS gives 9373' BCGNIS gives 10002'
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 70
- "Kates Needle". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 71
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 72
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 73
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 74
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 75
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 76
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 77
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 78
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 79
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 8
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 84
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 85
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 86
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 93
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 95
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 96
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 97
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 98
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 99
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 100
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 101
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 102
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 103
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 104
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 105
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 106
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bago
- "Bagot, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- "Bagot, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 108
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 109
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 111
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 144
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 150
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 151
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 154
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 155
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 156
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 157
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 158
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 159
- elev is from CME, USGS says 7805 for this entry, 7592 for Mt Barnard entry
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 160
- "Barnard, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry "Mount Barnard"
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Forde, Boundary Peak 161
- "Forde, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry "Mount Forde"
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 162
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 163
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 164
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 165
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 166
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 167
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 172
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 173
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 174
- "Mount Duff (Boundary Peak 174". BC Geographical Names.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 175
- "Mount Armour". BC Geographical Names.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 176
- "Aylesworth, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 177
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 178
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 179
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 180
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 181
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Cook
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 183
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 184
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 185
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 186
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary Peak 187