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Amherst Peak

Elevation
1,480 m
#11,431
in the world
#3,125
in United States

Amherst Peak is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,480 m, the 3,125th highest we list in United States, part of the Boundary Ranges.

Range
#18 in the range
Nearest town
22 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Amherst Peak

Amherst Peak lies in United States, in Alaska.

Key facts

Elevation
1,480 m (4,856 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Alaska
Coordinates
58.501, -134.373

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#3,125of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Boundary Ranges
#18of 24
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#11,431of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mount Wrather1,332 m6.4 km
Princess Peak1,878 m6.5 km
Rhino Peak1,741 m7.4 km
Guardian Mountain1,352 m7.5 km
Nugget Mountain1,634 m8.3 km
Emperor Peak2,035 m9.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Amherst Peak.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
JuneauUnited States31,55522 km
WhitehorseCanada28,201250 km
TerraceCanada19,443568 km
Fort St. JohnCanada21,465849 km
Prince GeorgeCanada78,943882 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.