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Meigs Peak

Meigs Peak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Juneau
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Elevation:
  • 2543 ft (775.11 m)
About

on Snettisham Peninsula, 4 mi. E of Midway Is., and 40 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Meigs Peak

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for General Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, 1816-92, USA, who was in charge of building the Potomac Aqueduct and other structures in Washington, D.C., including parts of the Capitol.