Mount Turner (Fairweather Range)

Mountain on the Canada-U.S. border

Mount Turner
Mount Turner
Highest point
Elevation	8,661 ft (2,640 m)
Prominence	2,083 ft (635 m)
Parent peak	Mount Root (12,887 ft)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	58°59′59″N 137°16′57″W / 58.99972°N 137.28250°W / 58.99972; -137.28250
Naming
Etymology	George Turner
Geography
Mount TurnerLocation in AlaskaShow map of AlaskaMount TurnerLocation in British ColumbiaShow map of British Columbia

Interactive map of Mount Turner
Location	Hoonah-Angoon Alaska, United States Cassiar Land District British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Fairweather Range Saint Elias Mountains
Topo map(s)	USGS Skagway A-7 NTS 114P3 Grand Pacific Glacier
Climbing
Easiest route	Mountaineering East face

Mount Turner, also known as Boundary Peak 162, is an 8,661+ foot (2,640+ meter) glaciated mountain summit located in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains, on the Canada–United States border between southeast Alaska and British Columbia. The peak is situated on the shared boundary of Glacier Bay National Park with Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, 8 mi (13 km) west of Tarr Inlet, and 4.4 mi (7 km) southwest of Mount Forde, which is the nearest peak. Turner is the highest point on the divide which separates Ferris Glacier from Margerie Glacier. The mountain's name was officially adopted by the Geographical Names Board of Canada on March 31, 1924. The mountain was named for George Turner (1850–1932), one of the US members of the 1903 Alaska Boundary Tribunal.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Turner has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the 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 small hanging glaciers on its slopes as well as the larger Margerie Glacier to the south and Ferris Glacier to the north. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its glaciers drains into Glacier Bay Basin.

Gallery

Margerie Glacier with Mount Turner labelled
Mount Turner centered on skyline. East-southeast aspect.
View from Glacier Bay, Mt. Turner centered on skyline with Mt. Root to left.
Mt. Turner centered on skyline
Airliner view of Fairweather Range with Mt. Turner to left (see file annotation)

References

^ "Mount Turner, Alaska/British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ "Mount Turner". Bivouac.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
"Mount Turner". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
"Mount Turner". BC Geographical Names.
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.