Mount Jetté, also named Boundary Peak 177, is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Southern Icefield Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains.[1] It is named in 1908 for Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, (1836-1920), a member of the 1903 Canadian Boundary Tribunal, leading to the resolution of the Alaska Boundary Dispute, and Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec from 1898 to 1908.[2] The peak of Mount Jetté is not far from the westernmost point in British Columbia.

Mount Jetté
Boundary Peak 177
Mount Jetté is located in British Columbia
Mount Jetté
Mount Jetté
Mount Jetté (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation8,425 ft (2,568 m)
Prominence1,693 ft (516 m)
Coordinates59°59′41″N 139°03′10″W / 59.99472°N 139.05278°W / 59.99472; -139.05278
Geography
LocationStikine Region, British Columbia
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Topo mapNTS 114O14

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References

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  1. ^ Mount Jette, Alaska/British Columbia
  2. ^ "Mount Jette". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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