The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...

located in the U.S. state of

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and the Canadian province of

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

. It is the southernmost range of the

Saint Elias Mountains The Saint Elias Mountains () are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range spans Wrangell-St. Elias ...

. The northernmost section of the range is situated in Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park while the southernmost section resides in

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, in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. In between it goes through the southeastern corner of Yakutat Borough. Peaks of this range include

Mount Fairweather Mount Fairweather (or ''Tsalxaan'' in the Tlingit language) is a mountain located east of the Pacific Ocean on the Canada–United States border. With an elevation of , it is the tallest mountain in British Columbia and the seventh-tallest mou ...

(the highest point in British Columbia) and Mount Quincy Adams . The range is home to the Fairweather Fault, an active geologic

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of the larger

Queen Charlotte Fault The Queen Charlotte Fault is an active transform fault on the boundary between the North American plate and Pacific plates. It is Canada's right-lateral strike-slip equivalent to the San Andreas Fault to the south in California. The Queen Charlott ...

along the boundary between the

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and

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plates.

Mountains

Panorama

References

Landforms of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Mountains of Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska + Mountain ranges of Alaska Mountain ranges of British Columbia {{YakutatAK-geo-stub