Mount Root

Snow-capped peaks of Fairweather Range with glaciers in between
Mt. Watson, Mt. Root, and Mt. Fairweather

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Elevation: 12,860 ft.


Named by USC&GS and published in 1908 on Chart 8000. The feature was named for Elihu Root, 1845-1937. Root was a member of the Alaska Boundary Tribunal and U.S. Secretary of War, 1899-1904, under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt; Secretary of State, 1905-09, under President Roosevelt; and U.S. Senator from New York 1909-15. He was also a member of the Hague Tribunal.
Date Route Climbers
6/18/1974 East Ridge Loren Adkins, Thomas Distler, George Fisher, and Walter Gove


Last updated: December 18, 2018

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