Mount Gallatin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Gallatin |
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| Boundary Peak 67 | |
 Mount Gallatin
Location in British Columbia
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,526 m (5,007 ft) |
| Prominence | 786 m (2,579 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Boundary Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 104B/13 USGS Bradfield Canal D-6 |
Mount Gallatin, also known as Boundary Peak 67, is a tall mountain. It sits right on the border between British Columbia, Canada, and Alaska, United States. This mountain is part of the Boundary Ranges.
A river called the Tasakili River starts near Mount Gallatin in Alaska. It flows across the border into Canada. The river then goes past the foot of the mountain. It eventually joins the larger Stikine River. Mount Gallatin is just north of where the Stikine River crosses the border. A small place called Stikine used to be a border post right at the mountain's base on the Canadian side.
Why is it called Mount Gallatin?
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) named this mountain in 1924. They named it after a person named Albert Gallatin. He was an important American official. Albert Gallatin helped work out the Treaty of Ghent. This treaty was a peace agreement. It officially ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
