Mount Ogilvie is a mountain summit located on, and in part defining, the international border between Alaska, United States, and British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Mount Ogilvie, also known as Boundary Peak 95, is located in the
Boundary Ranges of the
Coast Mountains. The glaciated peak is situated north of Juneau in the
Juneau Icefield, on land managed by Tongass National Forest.
[ Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 m) above the Gilkey Glacier in one mile (1.62 km). Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains to Lynn Canal via the Gilkey River. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Bressler, five miles (8 km) to the northwest.][
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Etymology
The mountain was named in 1923 by Lawrence Martin to honor William Ogilvie (1846–1912), a Canadian official whose surveys in 1893–95 helped establish the Alaska-Canada boundary.[Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 716.]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ogilvie is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.
Gallery
File:Gilkey Glacier, valley glacier with banded ogives and hanging glaciers on the mountainside, 1955 (GLACIERS 6158).jpg|Mount Ogilvie on upper left skyline, Gilkey Glacier centered
File:Gilkey Glaciers, hanging glaciers and icefall feeding into valley glacier with band ogives and dark moraines, August 31, 1977 (GLACIERS 6342).jpg|Mount Ogilvie in upper left, Gilkey Glacier in lower half of frame
File:William Ogilvie (surveyor).jpg|William Ogilvie
See also
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Geography of Alaska
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List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska–British Columbia/Yukon border
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Geospatial summary of the High Peaks/Summits of the Juneau Icefield
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