Mount Root

Mount Root
Boundary Peak 165
West aspect of Mt. Root centered. (Mount Watson to left)
Highest point
Elevation	12,887 ft (3,928 m) NGVD 29
Prominence	2,913 ft (888 m)
Listing	Canada highest major peaks 24th
Coordinates	58°59′08″N 137°30′01″W
Naming
Etymology	Elihu Root
Geography
Mount Root Stikine Region, British Columbia Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Parent range	Fairweather Range
Topo map(s)	NTS 114I13 USGS Mount Fairweather D-5
Climbing
First ascent	1974 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. It is where the Margerie Glacier is located.

The first ascent was made June 18, 1974, by Laurel Adkins, Thomas Distler, George Fisher and Walter Gove via the East Ridge. It involved 22 pitches of ice climbing.

See also

• List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska-British Columbia/Yukon border