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Mount Gallatin

Mount Gallatin, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Gallatin rises to 1,526 m in Alaska. Kates Needle stands 3,053 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Gallatin, also known as Boundary Peak 67, is a mountain in the Boundary Ranges along the British Columbia-Alaska border. The Tasakili River begins to the north of Mount Gallatin, within Alaska, then crosses the border shortly after its source, flowing southeast at the foot of the mountain to the Stikine River. Mount Gallatin is the peak immediately north of where the Stikine crosses the international boundary. Just inside that boundary on the Canadian side, at the foot of Mount Gallatin, is the locality and former border post of Stikine, formerly known as Boundary.

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Wikidata Q16981599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1904
Elevation
1526 m

What to expect

Operated by
International Boundary Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates56.75368, -131.90107

30 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Big Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Glacier Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Talbot: 3.8 mi
  • Elbow Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Flemer: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site: 4.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chief Shakes Hot Springs: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Twin Lakes Picnic Site: 14.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Gallatin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kates NeedleNNW 345°3,053 m20.9 mi
Mount GilroyNNW 338°2,706 m24.4 mi
Mount PrattNNW 328°2,400 m16.3 mi
Castle MountainNW 315°2,107 m11.8 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 304°2,087 m23.8 mi
Mount RastusSE 125°1,862 m23.7 mi
Mount FawcettSE 130°1,844 m21.4 mi
Mount TofuWNW 299°1,764 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:1120:01
June solstice04:5621:3822:45
September equinox07:3418:5919:49
December solstice10:2315:4517:10

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333437435155585853453834

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrangell AP, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/244246039

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