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Fairweather Range

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Peak
  
Mount Fairweather

Area
  
9,936 kmĀ²

Country
  
United States of America

Elevation
  
4,671 m

Highest point
  
Mount Quincy Adams

Parent range
  
Saint Elias Mountains

Fairweather Range

Countries
  
United States and Canada

States/Provinces
  
Alaska and British Columbia

Mountains
  
Mount Crillon, Mount Quincy Adams, Lituya Mountain, Mount Salisbury

The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a mountain range located in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost range of the Saint Elias Mountains. The northernmost section of the range is situated in Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park while the southernmost section resides in Glacier Bay National Park, in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. In between it goes through the southeastern corner of Yakutat Borough. Peaks of this range include Mount Fairweather, the highest point in British Columbia and Mount Quincy Adams 4,150 m (13,615 ft).

Map of Fairweather Range, Alaska, USA

References

Fairweather Range Wikipedia