Mount Root

{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska and British Columbia}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Root

| other_name = Boundary Peak 165

| etymology = Elihu Root

| photo = Mt. Root.jpg

| photo_alt =

| photo_caption = West aspect of Mt. Root centered.
(Mount Watson to left)

| elevation_ft = 12,887

| elevation_ref = {{ngvd29}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=564 |name=Mount Root, British Columbia/Alaska |access-date=2011-06-07}}

| prominence_ft = 2913

| prominence_ref =

| range = Fairweather Range

| listing = {{unbulleted list

| Canada highest major peaks 24th

| Mountains of British Columbia}}

| parent_peak = Mount Fairweather

| location = Stikine Region, British Columbia
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

| map = USA Alaska#Canada British Columbia

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

| map_size = 208

| label =

| label_position =

| coordinates = {{coord|58|59|08|N|137|30|01|W|type:mountain_scale:100000_source:bcgnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis |id=25695 |name=Mount Root |accessdate=2011-06-07}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|114|I|13}}
USGS Mount Fairweather D-5

| first_ascent = 1977 by Laurel Adkins, Thomas Distler, George Fisher, Walter Gove

| easiest_route = Ice climb

}}

Mount Root, also named Boundary Peak 165, is a mountain in Alaska and British Columbia, located on the Canada–United States border, and part of the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains. It is named for Elihu Root, who was one of the diplomats involved in settling the Alaska boundary dispute between the United States and Canada.{{cite gnis |id=1420603 |name=Mount Root |access-date=2011-06-07}} It is where the Margerie Glacier is located.

The first ascent was made June 13, 1977, by Laurel Adkins, Thomas Distler, George Fisher and Walter Gove via the East Ridge.{{efn|The NPS says the FA was on June 18, 1974 but AAJ 1975 states this was the date of the FA of nearby Mt. Watson with a different party composition.}} It involved 22 pitches of ice climbing.