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	Mount Fairweather - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Mountain, The (French Le Montagne), name applied during the French Revolution to the party of extreme radicals led by Maximilien de Robespierre and...
		Mountain, name usually applied to region of land that is raised rather steeply above the surrounding terrain.
		Mount Fairweather (officially known as Fairweather Mountain in Canada but referred to also as Mount Fairweather nonetheless) is a mountain located 20 km (14 mi) east of the Pacific Ocean in Glacier...
	encarta.msn.com /Mount_Fairweather.html (204 words)

	Mount Fairweather - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Fairweather (known as Fairweather Mountain in Canada) is a mountain located 20 km (14 mi) east of the Pacific Ocean in Glacier Bay National Park of the United States.
		The mountain was named in 1778 by Captain James Cook, apparently for the good weather encountered at the time.
		Fairweather was first climbed in 1931 by Allen Carpé and Terris Moore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Fairweather (208 words)

	Fairweather Mountain
		Fairweather Mountain, elevation 4663 m, is located at the southern end of the St Elias Range, on the BC-Alaska border, where a segment of the BC border juts southwest, nearly cutting off the Alaska Panhandle.
		Named in 1778 by Captain James COOK and considered to be one of the highest coastal mountains in the world, glaciers spawned on its flanks flow to the Gulf of Alaska, 35 km to the west.
		Despite its name, the mountain and its environs are noted for foul weather conditions.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002707 (125 words)

	Mount Fairweather
		Mount Fairweather is located at the point where the BC-Alaska border juts SW toward the coast, before jogging inland toward Skagway.
		The mountain is in the middle of a perpetual low pressure area, with the pressure almost 10% lower than other mountains of similar height.
		The mountain was named by Captain James Cook in 1778, because of fair weather after a period of prolonged storms.
	bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=10 (191 words)

	World Mountain Running Trophy - Wellington 2005 - News
		Fairweather joins a strong Australian women’s team led by Emma Murray, who earlier this year surprised the mountain running scene with a surprise win in the world mountain marathon championships.
		While her mountain running experience is limited, Fairweather – who is married to Olympic champion archer Simon Fairweather – is renown as a ferociously determined competitor.
		In contrast to Fairweather her teammate Emma Murray is a mountain running specialist, but like Fairweather wasn’t known at all on the international scene until her surprise world mountain marathon win earlier this year.
	www.mountainrunning.org.nz /2005/09/australia-add-surprise-world-champion.html (501 words)

	List of mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rankings are derived from the list of highest mountains, which ranks mountains separated by 500m of prominence.
		Mount Fairweather or Fairweather Mountain (15,300 ft or 4663 m) – Fairweather Range, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska and British Columbia, United States and Canada, highest point in British Columbia
		Mauna Loa - a volcanic seamount that is earth's largest mountain, when measured from its base under the ocean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_mountains (2029 words)

	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Great tidewater glaciers, a dramatic range of plant communities (from rocky terrain recently covered by ice to lush temperate rainforest), and a large variety of animals (brown and fl bear, mountain goats, whales, seals, and eagles) can be found within the park.
		Also included are Mount Fairweather, the highest peak in southeast Alaska, and the U.S. portion of the Alsek River.
		The "solid mountains of ice rising perpendicularly from the water's edge" that he described have retreated more than 60 miles and opened a vast bay to the sea.
	classic.mountainzone.com /nationalparks/glba (827 words)

	Glacier Bay National Park Information Page
		The mountain goat and brown bear, both highly mobile, have roamed the area for thousands of years and were relatively quick to reinvade after the glaciers’ retreat.
		The Glacier Bay watershed is a vast tract of land and water delimited to the east and north by the Chilkat and Takinsha Ranges, to the northwest by the high crest of the Fairweather Range, and to the west by the peaks and ridges forming the eastern margin of the Brady Glacier.
		South of the spine, in the center of Admiralty, a strong geologic contract breaks the continuity of the mountain complex and a vast mid-island lowlands area embraces a myriad of lakes and streams across the island from west to east.
	www.glacier.bay.national-park.com /info.htm (10564 words)

	ALASKA Mountain Flying & TRAVEL - Haines & Skagway Alaska - Flightseeing Glacier Bay Options
		Join us for an unforgettable flight over the East Arm of Glacier Bay National Park and see more mountain peaks, rivers and glaciers than you could come to know in a lifetime.
		This flight allows us the little extra time to fly deep into the tall and jagged Fairweather mountain range.
		This remarkable charter flight will take you for an eagle's eye view of the legendary mountains and glaciers of Southeast Alaska.
	flyglacierbay.com /tours.html (333 words)

	Australia Adds Darkhorse World Champion to World Champs - Time-to-Run News section - New Zealand Athletics news
		Fairweather can transfer her triathlon and marathon running talent to the rough and tumble of Wellington's Mt Victoria, Australia will have a good chance for honours in the women's team competition.
		Fairweather - is renown as a ferociously determined competitor.
		In contrast to Fairweather her teammate Emma Murray is a mountain running specialist, but like Fairweather wasn't known at all on the international scene until her surprise world mountain marathon win
	www.time-to-run.com /news/2005/july-sept/200905nz.htm (487 words)

	Physiography of British Columbia
		The Western System includes the mountains of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands, as well as the western-most reaches of the Coast Mountains and their adjacent islands.
		Flanking the fjords are mountains that rise thousands of feet from the sea shore; many of these mountain sides are near vertical.
		Extensive mountain glaciers cover the higher elevations of the mainland ranges south of Bella Coola and east of the Alaska panhandle.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/frontier/physio/physio.htm (551 words)

	Mountain Hierarchies
		What we mean by a mountain hierarchy is a hierarchial arrangement of mountains, showing ancestors and descendants of any given mountain.
		Everything above that contour is considered to be part of the mountain mass that is dominated by Peak C. If you had a giant bulldozer and removed all the rock on C above 100 m, you would have completely removed the mountain from the map.
		To remove the mountain associated with peak C, you don't need to dig a hole below 100 m, you would only need to do that if you were removing Peak A from the face of the earth.
	www.bivouac.com /PgxPg.asp?PgxId=280 (1631 words)

	Alaska river rafting and canoeing expeditions. Tatshenshini River rafting, Alsek River rafting, Hulahula River rafting.
		The Alsek River runs through the Alsek, Noisy, St. Elias, and Fairweather Mountain Ranges in some of Alaska's most rugged and stunning wilderness.
		This is big water running through big mountains -- breathtaking as you float past glaciers spilling from the towering peaks above, and exhilarating as you climb mountains for views into the lush valleys below.
		Denali National Park is world famous for its abundant wildlife and for Mt. McKinley, at 20,320 feet, the tallest mountain in North America.
	www.alaskafloattrips.com /Raft_Expeditions.htm (270 words)

	BC Rafting: North by Northwest
		The Tat is a major salmon river and along the banks are wildlife such as woolly mountain goats, Dall sheep, wolves, moose, ermines, beavers and a large number of grizzly bears.
		The Stikine starts in the Cassiar Mountains high up in the Spatzizi Plateau Wilderness Park and is approximately 640 km (400 mi.) long, cutting through the mountains to head to the Pacific Ocean.
		Mountain goats are the only animals that can successfully climb and live in this region.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/north/rafting (791 words)

	Princess Cruises : Ports of Call : Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska (Scenic Cruising)
		This spectacular national park and preserve displays massive glaciers that stretch 3.3 million acres from the St. Elias and Fairweather mountain ranges to the ends of the fjords.
		Framed by rocky slopes that stretch for more than 6,000 feet, these wondrous bodies are eclipsed only by Mt. Fairweather itself, which, at more than 15,300 feet, is the highest point in southeast Alaska.
		The brilliant blue glow of a calving glacier and the thunderous roar of ice crashing into the water are unforgettable.
	www.princess.com /ports/GB1_A.html (215 words)

	ALASKA Mountain Flying & TRAVEL - Haines & Skagway, Alaska & Moab, Utah
		Mountain Flying Service specializes in Charter Scenic Flights over and into Glacier Bay National Park & Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, the largest in the National Park System.
		For your comfort, our airplanes are equipped with stereo headsets for quiet conversation, enhancing your experience with your personal guide and pilot into the rugged mountain terrain.
		The adventure of setting foot on a glacier or on the pristine beach at the foot of Mount Fairweather is guaranteed to be the highlight of your Alaskan experience.
	flyglacierbay.com (342 words)

	Alsek River rafting in Alaska with Alaska Discovery. River rafting trips in Alaska
		Chances of seeing wildlife are excellent, as the Alsek River Valley serves as a migratory corridor for animals such as bear, moose, and wolves.
		We may be able to camp at Lowell Lake, where icebergs float past a short distance from camp after calving off the Lowell Glacier across the lake.
		The towering Fairweather and St. Elias Ranges are divided by the Alsek at this point.
	www.akdiscovery.com /alsek.htm (559 words)

	Canadian Rockies and Mountain Ranges :: oCanada.ca :: Canada's Portal
		Canada's triumphant mountains are a memorable experience, studded with glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves.
		Situated in spectacular settings resplendent with forests and lakes, Canadian mountains are dramatic with long glaciers, deep valleys and rugged vistas.
		The deep snow pack found in many mountain ranges throughout the winter make for a long season with superb skiing.
	www.ocanada.ca /geography/mountains.php (156 words)

	Amazon.com: FAIRWEATHER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Fairweather Eden: Life Half a Million Years Ago As Revealed by the Excavations at Boxgrove by Michael W. Pitts and Mark Roberts (Paperback - Jan 2000)
		The Fairweather Mountain Range is Reflected in Johns Hopkins Inlet Photographic Print by Ralph Lee Hopkins, 24" x 18" by AllPosters.com
		Fairweather's Practice and Procedure in Labor Arbitration by Owen Fairweather and Ray J. Schoonhoven (Hardcover - Nov 1, 1999)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&keywords=FAIRWEATHER&page=1 (335 words)

	Mountain City District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Mountain City Districts covers a number of subdistricts in north central Elko county, including the Cope, Murray, Fairweather, Sooner, Marseilles, and Van Duzer Districts.
		The Mountain City District, like Battle Mountain, was a silver district at first.
		Like the great Spanish Rio Tinto deposits, the mines of Mountain City produced gold and silver as well as copper.
	www.unr.edu /sb204/geology/mountain.html (380 words)

	Gustavus Marine Charters-Glacier Bay National Park
		Glacier Bay is one of the world's natural wonders with a system of glacial fjords stretching sixty miles into the Fairweather mountain range.
		The bay itself, almost 70 miles long, is surrounded by a horseshoe-rim of mountains which include the Fairweather Range to the west and the St. Elias Mountains to the north.
		But more than the ice, mountains, or wildlife, Glacier Bay is wild country; undeveloped beyond Bartlett Cove, unyielding to the inexperienced and uncharted where glaciers have changed the topography faster than man can map it.
	www.gustavusmarinecharters.com /glacierbay.php (234 words)

	History and Geography of Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska
		The park has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over 15,000 feet, coastal beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, tidewater glaciers, coastal and estuarine waters, and freshwater lakes.
		Between the bay and the coast, snow-clad peaks of the Fairweather Range capture the moisture coming in off the Gulf of Alaska and, in turn, spawn the park’s largest glaciers.
		The snowcapped Fairweather Range supplies ice to all glaciers on the peninsula seperating Glacier Bay form the Gulf of Alaska.
	www.glacierbay.org /geography.html (603 words)

	Juneau Mountain Rescue - Home
		Juneau Mountain Rescue, Inc. is a volunteer, nonprofit, educational corporation dedicated to providing technical search and rescue and outdoors rescue and safety training for the Juneau regional area, Alaska, the country, and the world.
		JMR has trained with our colleagues Rocky from Portland Mountain Rescue, Tim and Joe from Vail Mountain Rescue (last year), Dan Hourihan and (last year Mark Williams) from the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, and Fran and Jeff from Tacoma Mountain Rescue.
		Juneau Mountain Rescue meets at least once a month year-round for field-training sessions as well as twice a year for overnight sessions.
	www.juneaumountainrescue.org (692 words)

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		The adventure of setting foot on a glacier or on the pristine beach at the foot of Mount Fairweather is guaranteed to be the highlight of your Alaskan experience.
		This flight allows you the little extra time to fly deep into the tall and jagged Fairweather mountain range.
		Geared toward semi-ambulatory guests and families, this winding mountain trail offers you the ability to experience the pristine wilderness and breath-taking views as you travel all the way up to 1500' elevation.
	www.hitchuprv.com /haines.htm (741 words)

	Fairweather Lodge.com
		For all those who have always dreamed of visiting Alaska and our returning friends welcome to Fairweather Lodge.
		Located near magnificent Glacier Bay National Park and the beautiful snowcapped peaks of the Fairweather Mountain Range in southeast Alaska, Fairweather Lodge is just 2 1/2 hours from Seattle on Alaska Air Lines direct jet service and only 50 miles from Juneau.
		You will appreciate the "southern hospitality" of the Fairweather Lodge staff as well as the people and the community of scenic Gustavus, Alaska.
	www.fairweatherlodge.com /index.html (83 words)

	Spuhn Island - Luxury Real Estate Lots in Juneau’s Auke Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		An interior trail suitable for foot travel and all-terrain vehicles winds its way among the natural splendor from one end of the island to another.
		Numerous forms of wildlife enjoy the protective calm of the Spuhn Island area, both on land and in the sea.
		Eagles, bears, whales, deer, mountain goats, porpoise and sea lions are all common sights along the shores of the mainland and in the local waters.
	www.spuhnisland.com /the_island.asp (357 words)

	Fairweather Range - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
		The Fairweather Range is a glacier-covered range of rugged mountains, the southern continuation of the St. Elias Mountains.
		The range is surrounded on three sides by icy seas, all of which accept vast glaciers that flow from steep mountain peaks.
		The highest and most dominant mountain of the range bears the range's same name, Mount Fairweather (15,300 ft/ 4663 m).
	www.peakware.com /areas.html?a=303 (156 words)

	Alaska Tours — Skagway Sightseeing Tours Alaska
		The tracks are climbing nearly 3000 feet in just 20 Miles and featuring grades of up to 3.9 %, breathtaking cliff-hanging turns of 16 degrees, two tunnels and numerous bridges.
		Experience the breathtaking panorama of mountains, glaciers, gorges, waterfalls and historic sites from the comfort of a vintage parlor car.
		Highlights are: Fairweather Mountain Range with 15.300 feet tall Mt. Fairweather, Muir and Tarr Inlet with Majorie, Hopkins and Reid Glacier — the very Best of Glacier Bay
	www.goalaskatours.com /sightseeing_skagway.html (319 words)

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