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Mount Ogilvie is a 7,867-foot-elevation (2,398-meter) 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 33 miles (53 km) north of Juneau in the Juneau Icefield, on land managed by Tongass National Forest.[1] 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.[1]

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.[5][6] The toponym was officially adopted in 1923 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names,[6] and on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ogilvie is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[7] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Coast Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Gilkey Glacier, Vaughan Lewis Glacier, and the Juneau Icefield surrounding the mountain.

See also

Gallery

  • Mount Ogilvie on upper left skyline, Gilkey Glacier centered
    Mount Ogilvie on upper left skyline, Gilkey Glacier centered
  • Mount Ogilvie in upper left, Gilkey Glacier in lower half of frame
    Mount Ogilvie in upper left, Gilkey Glacier in lower half of frame
  • William Ogilvie
    William Ogilvie

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Ogilvie, Alaska/British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ a b c "Ogilvie, Mount - 7,780' AK, BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Ogilvie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Ogilvie". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  5. ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 716.
  6. ^ a b "Mount Ogilvie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

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