Mount Forde (Fairweather Range)

{{Short description|Mountain on the United States-Canada border}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Forde

| other_name = Boundary Peak 161

| photo = Mount Forde.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Forde, east aspect from Tarr Inlet

| elevation_ft = 6883

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=561|name=Mount Forde, Alaska/British Columbia|access-date=2020-01-19}}

| prominence_ft = 1010

| prominence_ref=

| range = Fairweather Range
Saint Elias Mountains

| parent_peak = Mount Turner (8661+ ft){{cite bivouac|id=3175|name=Mount Forde|accessdate=2020-01-19}}

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| location = Hoonah-Angoon
Alaska, United States
Cassiar Land District
British Columbia, Canada

| map = Alaska#British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alaska##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Forde

| coordinates = {{coord|59|01|56|N|137|10|33|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Skagway A-6
NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|114|P|3}}

| rock =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Scrambling East ridge

}}

Mount Forde, also known as Boundary Peak 161, is a {{convert|6883|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains, on the Canada–United States border between southeast Alaska and British Columbia.{{cite gnis|id=1420626|name=Mount Forde|access-date=2020-01-19}} The peak is situated on the boundary of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, near the head of Tarr Inlet, {{convert|109|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Juneau, and {{convert|4.4|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Mount Turner, which is the nearest higher peak. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the mountain rises up from tidewater in less than four miles.

The mountain was named by the Geographical Names Board of Canada on December 4, 1928 for John Preston Forde, a surveyor and engineer with the Public Works Department of the Dominion of Canada, who visited Tarr Inlet in 1925 and 1928 to measure glacial recession.{{cite cgndb|id=JCNFR|name=Mount Forde|access-date=2020-01-19}} He was also the vice-president of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1910 through 1914, having made many ascents in the Canadian Rockies, Selkirk Mountains, and Coast Ranges.{{cite bcgnis|id=36690|name=Mount Forde|access-date=2021-05-05}} The mountain's name was officially approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names on January 9, 1929. Mount Forde can be seen from Tarr Inlet which is a popular destination for cruise ships. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing.