Information About

British Mountains

British Mountains

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Parent:
Elevation:
  • 5328 ft (1623.97 m)
Mountains:
About

at E end of Brooks Range, extend SE into Canada from Kongakut River; bounded on NW by Romanzoff Mts. and on SW by Davidson Mts. 100 miles long.

History of British Mountains

On July 21, 1826, Sir John Franklin (1828, p. 135), Royal Navy (RN), wrote, "This distant range was afterwards distinguished by the name of the British Chain, * * * ."

Places Near British Mountains
Mountains:

Mount Greenough, Whale Mountain, Whale Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

British Mountains,