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Mount Herbert (Yakutat)

Coordinates: 59°46′05″N 138°37′34″W / 59.76806°N 138.62611°W / 59.76806; -138.62611
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Mount Herbert
Boundary Peak 172
Mount Herbert is located in Alaska
Mount Herbert
Mount Herbert
Location in Alaska
Mount Herbert is located in British Columbia
Mount Herbert
Mount Herbert
Location in British Columbia
Map
Highest point
Elevation6,102 ft (1,860 m)
Prominence132 ft (40 m)
Coordinates59°46′05″N 138°37′34″W / 59.76806°N 138.62611°W / 59.76806; -138.62611
Geography
LocationStikine Region, British Columbia
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Topo mapNTS 114O15 Mount Aylesworth

Mount Herbert, also named Boundary Peak 172, 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 was named in 1923 for Right Honorable Sir Michael Henry Herbert (1857-1903), British Ambassador to the United States during the early stages of Alaska Boundary Tribunal.[2]

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References

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