Information About

British Mountains

Quick Facts

Open in The Map British Mountains on The Map

Location

69 ° 4' 9.998" N,
141 ° 31' 43" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Parent

Brooks Range

Mountains

Park Peak,

Elevation

5328 ft (1623.97 m)

British Mountains in Detail.

About

at E end of Brooks Range, extend SE into Canada from Kongakut River; bounded on NW by Romanzoff Mts. and on SW by Davidson Mts. 100 miles long.

History

On July 21, 1826, Sir John Franklin (1828, p. 135), Royal Navy (RN), wrote, "This distant range was afterwards distinguished by the name of the British Chain, * * * ."

Places Near British Mountains
Mountains:

Mount Greenough, Whale Mountain, Whale Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

British Mountains,