Mount Quincy Adams
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On BC-Alaska boundary, E of Fairweather Mountain, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°54'30"N, 137°27'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 114I/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 20 December 1966 on 114/NE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Summit elevation 13,560 ft / 4150m. 2nd highest mountain in BC, after Fairweather Mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After John Quincy Adams, former Secretary of State and 6th President of the United States, 1825-29. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |