Mount Ratz is a
mountain
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located just west of the
Stikine River
The Stikine River is a major river in northern British Columbia (BC), Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States. It drains a large, remote upland area known as the Stikine Country east of the Coast Mountains. Flowing west and south f ...
, about east of the
British Columbia
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Alaska
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border. It is the highest peak in the
Stikine Icecap and of the
Boundary Ranges which in turn form part of the
Coast Mountains. It is an extremely high-prominence summit, with a difference in elevation with its "key col" at
Hyland Ranch Pass of .
Thus making it one of
Canada's Ultra peaks.
Mount Ratz is named for William F. Ratz,
Dominion Land Surveyor and engineer-in-charge of surveying the
Taku
Taku may refer to:
Places North America
* the Taku River, in Alaska and British Columbia
** Fort Taku, also known as Fort Durham and as Taku, a former fort of the Hudson's Bay Company near the mouth of the Taku River
** the Taku Glacier, in Al ...
,
Whiting and
Stikine River
The Stikine River is a major river in northern British Columbia (BC), Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States. It drains a large, remote upland area known as the Stikine Country east of the Coast Mountains. Flowing west and south f ...
s, who died on February 6, 1909.
:''"I regret to have to record the death of Mr. W.F. Ratz which occurred in Ottawa on February 6. Mr. Ratz had been employed on the Alaska survey since 1905. He carried out demarcation of the line at sirkuriver (Chilkat district), and in part between Taku Inlet and Whiting river. During the last two years he was engaged on the topographical survey between Whiting and Stikine rivers, not the least difficult section of a very difficult survey. His success in carrying this to completion in a relatively short time is a testimony of his capability as a surveyor as well as to his personal energy. His death, at the early age of 25, is a serious loss to the profession and to the public service."''
Report of the Chief Astronomer to the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Canada, for the year ending March 31, 1909, p.17; republished in Report of the International Boundary Commission, 1952, footnote p.79.
See also
*
Highest mountain peaks of Canada
The following sortable table comprises the 150 highest mountain peaks of Canada with at least of topographic prominence.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit meas ...
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List of the most prominent summits of North America
The following sortable tables comprise the most topographically prominent mountain peaks of greater North America. Each of these 353 summits has at least of topographic prominence.
This article defines greater North America as the portion o ...
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Table of the most isolated major summits of North America
References
External links
"Mount Ratz, British Columbia" on Peakbagger
Boundary Ranges
Three-thousanders of British Columbia
Cassiar Land District
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