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Mount Fairweather

Mount Fairweather
Photo: AWWE83, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateAlaska
Elevation15,325 ft (4,671 m)
Prominence12,979 ft (3,956 m) — an ultra-prominent peak
RangeFairweather Range
Protected areaGlacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Source: Wikidata Q1544340 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Mount Fairweather

Mount Fairweather is a mountain located 20 km (12 mi) east of the Pacific Ocean on the Canada–United States border. With an elevation of 4,653 metres (15,266 ft), it is the tallest mountain in British Columbia and the seventh-tallest mountain in both Alaska and the United States.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q1544340; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.