Information About

Wheeler Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wheeler Peak on The Map

Location

57 ° 47' 24" N,
133 ° 56' 34.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

2657 ft (809.85 m)

Wheeler Peak in Detail.

About

on Glass Peninsula on Admiralty I., 2 mi. SW of Point Glass and 38 mi. SE of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), probably for Lieutenant George M. Wheeler, who made extensive surveys of the United States west of the 100th meridian.