| Mount Ogilvie | |
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| Boundary Peak 95 | |
 West aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,867 ft (2,398 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,252 ft (382 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Bressler[2] |
| Isolation | 5.15 mi (8.29 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 58°51′40″N134°15′28″W / 58.86111°N 134.25778°W /58.86111; -134.25778[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | William Ogilvie |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Juneau Borough Alaska, United States |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District[4] |
| Protected area | Atlin/Áa Tlein Téix'i Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield[1] |
| Topo map(s) | NTS104L16 Mount Ogilvie[3] USGSJuneau D-1 |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Late Cretaceous |
| Rock type | Granitic |
| Volcanic arc | Coast Range Arc |
Mount Ogilvie is a 7,867-foot-elevation (2,398-meter) mountainsummit located on, and in part defining, the international border betweenAlaska, United States, andBritish Columbia, Canada.
Mount Ogilvie, also known as Boundary Peak 95, is located in theBoundary Ranges of theCoast Mountains. The glaciated peak is situated 33 miles (53 km) north ofJuneau in theJuneau Icefield, on land managed byTongass 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 toLynn Canal via the Gilkey River. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Bressler, five miles (8 km) to the northwest.[1]
The mountain was named in 1923 byLawrence Martin to honorWilliam 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 theU.S. Board on Geographic Names,[6] and on March 31, 1924, by theGeographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Based on theKöppen climate classification, Mount Ogilvie is located in atundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[7] Weather systems coming off theGulf 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.
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