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Where is Mount Fairweather located, and how close is it to the sea?

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The Alaskan mountain ranges and the Mackenzie and Yukon river basins and their drainage networks.
Alaskan mountains

Mount Fairweather is located on the boundary between the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is situated within the Fairweather Range of the St. Elias Mountains.12

Regarding its proximity to the sea, the mountain is located in western Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, placing it extremely close to the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. The peak is famously associated with the sea, as it was named by Captain James Cook in 1778 after he observed the mountain while navigating the nearby bay during a period of clear, fair weather.1