Information About

Mount Foster

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 47' 52.001" N,
135 ° 28' 37.999" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Skagway

Elevation

6867 ft (2093.06 m)

Mount Foster in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Candada boundary, 6 mi NW of Mount Van Wagenen, 24 mi. NNW of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Named by United States and Canada for John Watson Foster, 1836-1917, former U.S. Secretary of State, who as agent of the Unied States participated in the Alaska Boundary Tribunal in London in 1903. Foster was born in Indiana and graduated from the Harvard Law School. After serving in the army during the Civil War, he was employed as an editor and as a postmaster. He served as Minister to Mexico, Russia, and Spain from 1873-85. He was Secretary of State under President Harrison, 1892-93, and in 1893 he represented the United States in arbitration for the Bering Fur-Seal Controversey.

Topo Maps

Skagway D-2 (1949), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway D-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Mount Foster

Cities:

Canyon City,

Glaciers:

Chilkat Glacier, Saussure Glacier,

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect,

Mountains:

Mount Foster, Mount Hoffman, Mount Van Wagenen,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Rivers:

Nourse River,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail,