Mount Quincy Adams (Fairweather Range)

Mount Quincy Adams (alternate Name Boundary Peak 163) is a mountain^[a] 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.

Elevation4,150 m (13,620 ft)^[1]

Prominence410 m (1,350 ft)^[1]

Listing

• Mountains of Alaska
• Mountains of British Columbia

Coordinates58°54′29″N 137°28′17″W^[2]

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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′29″N 137°28′17″W[2]
Geography
Mount Quincy Adams Location within Alaska Show map of Alaska Mount Quincy Adams Location within British Columbia Show map of British Columbia
Location	Alaska Panhandle / Stikine Region, British Columbia
Parent range	Fairweather Range
Topo map(s)	USGS Mount Fairweather D-5 Canada NTS 114I14 Mount Root
Climbing
First ascent	Bradford Washburn, H. Adams Carter, 1934[3]

Close

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 British Columbia. Mount Quincy Adams is closely (~5km) flanked to the west by Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft).