Mount Herbert
Boundary Peak 172
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]

See also

References

  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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