Mount Ogilvie
{{Short description|Mountain in Canada and the United States}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Ogilvie
| other_name = Boundary Peak 95
| photo = Mount Ogilvie.jpg
| photo_caption = West aspect
| elevation_ft = 7867
| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=24444|name=Mount Ogilvie, Alaska/British Columbia|access-date=2024-02-14}}
| prominence_ft = 1252
| prominence_ref={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/162190|title=Ogilvie, Mount - 7,780' AK, BC|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-02-14}}
| isolation_mi = 5.15
| parent_peak = Mount Bressler
| range = Coast Mountains
Boundary Ranges
Juneau Icefield
| etymology = William Ogilvie
| country = Canada
| region_type = Province
| region = British Columbia
| district = Cassiar Land District
| location = Juneau Borough
Alaska, United States
| part_type = Protected area
| part = Atlin/Áa Tlein Téix'i Provincial Park
| map = Alaska#British Columbia
| map_caption = Location in Alaska##Location in British Columbia
| label_position = left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Ogilvie
| coordinates = {{coord|58|51|40|N|134|15|28|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite cgndb|id=JBIHU|name=Mount Ogilvie|access-date=2024-02-14}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|104|L|16}}
USGS Juneau D-1
| age = Late Cretaceous
| rock = Granitic
| volcanic_arc/belt = Coast Range Arc
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
}}
Mount Ogilvie is a {{convert|7867|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located on, and in part defining, the international border between Alaska, United States, and British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Mount Ogilvie, also known as Boundary Peak 95, is located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The glaciated peak is situated {{convert|33|mi|km}} north of Juneau in the Juneau Icefield, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. 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 to Lynn Canal via the Gilkey River. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Bressler, five miles (8 km) to the northwest.
Etymology
The mountain was named in 1923 by Lawrence Martin to honor William Ogilvie (1846–1912), a Canadian official whose surveys in 1893–95 helped establish the Alaska-Canada boundary.Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 716.{{cite gnis|id=1420600|name=Mount Ogilvie|accessdate=2024-02-14}} The toponym was officially adopted in 1923 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite bcgnis|id=19316|title=Mount Ogilvie|access-date=2024-02-14}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ogilvie is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf }} Weather systems coming off the Gulf 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.
Gallery
File:Gilkey Glacier, valley glacier with banded ogives and hanging glaciers on the mountainside, 1955 (GLACIERS 6158).jpg|Mount Ogilvie on upper left skyline, Gilkey Glacier centered
File:Gilkey Glaciers, hanging glaciers and icefall feeding into valley glacier with band ogives and dark moraines, August 31, 1977 (GLACIERS 6342).jpg|Mount Ogilvie in upper left, Gilkey Glacier in lower half of frame
File:William Ogilvie (surveyor).jpg|William Ogilvie
See also
References
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External links
- Mount Ogilvie: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5844944/United%20States/Alaska/Juneau%20City%20and%20Borough/Mount%20Ogilvie weather forecast]
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{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Mount Ogilvie
| North =
| Northeast = Atlin Provincial Park
| East = Canada
| Southeast = Gale Peak
| South = Vaughan Lewis Glacier
| Southwest = Gilkey Glacier
| West = Mount Queena
| Northwest = Mount Bressler
}}
{{Boundary Ranges}}
{{Coast Mountains}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogilvie, Mount}}
Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:Two-thousanders of the United States
Category:Canada–United States border
Category:International mountains of North America