| Mount Ogilvie | |
| Other Name: | Boundary Peak 95 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7867 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1252 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 5.15 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Bressler |
| Range: | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield |
| Etymology: | William Ogilvie |
| Country: | Canada |
| Region Type: | Province |
| Region: | British Columbia |
| District: | Cassiar Land District |
| Location: | Juneau Borough Alaska, United States |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Atlin/Áa Tlein Téix'i Provincial Park |
| Map: | Alaska#British Columbia |
| Label Position: | left |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 8 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map of Mount Ogilvie |
| Coordinates: | 58.8611°N -134.2578°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | NTS USGS Juneau D-1 |
| Age: | Late Cretaceous |
| Rock: | Granitic |
| Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Coast Range Arc |
Mount Ogilvie is a 7867feet mountain summit located on, and in part defining, the international border between Alaska, United States, and British Columbia, Canada.
Mount Ogilvie, also known as Boundary Peak 95, is located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The glaciated peak is situated 33miles north of Juneau in the Juneau Icefield, on land managed by Tongass National Forest.[1] Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 m) above the Gilkey Glacier in one mile (1.62 km). Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains to Lynn Canal via the Gilkey River. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Bressler, five miles (8 km) to the northwest.[1]
The mountain was named in 1923 by Lawrence Martin to honor William Ogilvie (1846–1912), a Canadian official whose surveys in 1893–95 helped establish the Alaska-Canada boundary.[4] [5] The toponym was officially adopted in 1923 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names,[5] and on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[6]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ogilvie is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[7] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Coast Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Gilkey Glacier, Vaughan Lewis Glacier, and the Juneau Icefield surrounding the mountain.