Mount Quincy Adams (Alaska)

Mount Quincy Adams
Elevation	4,150 m (13,615 feet)
Location	Alaska/British Columbia
Prominence	400 m (1,315 ft)
Coordinates	58°5′32″N, 137°27′05″W
Topo map	USGS Mount Fairweather D-5
First ascent	Bradford Washburn, H. Adams Carter, 1934

Mount Quincy Adams is a mountain located on the border of United States and Canada. The southern and eastern flanks are in Glacier Bay National Park, in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. The northern and northwestern flanks are in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, in Stikine Region, British Columbia, making it the second highest peak in B.C. The mountain is named after John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth president of the United States. Quincy Adams is flanked to the west by Mount Fairweather (4671 m).

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