Information About

The Dukes

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 34' 26" N,
134 ° 22' 8" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

5709 ft (1740.1 m)

The Dukes in Detail.

About

Two peaks 0.2 mi apart, in the Taku Range, 0.7 mi SE of Emperor Peak and 19 mi N of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Descriptive name submitted by personnel of the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964.

Places Near The Dukes
Basins:

Icy Basin, Lower Basin, Middle Basin, Upper Basin,

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Dams:

Nugget Creek Dam, Switzer Creek Number 2 Dam,

Glaciers:

Battle Glacier, Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Death Valley Branch Norris Glacier, Echo Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Leaking Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Matthes Glacier, Mendenhall Glacier, Middle Branch Norris Glacier, Norris Glacier, North Branch Norris Glacier, Nugget Creek Glacier, Ptarmigan Glacier, Southwest Branch Taku Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall, Taku Glacier, West Branch Taku Glacier,

Lakes:

Dredge Lake, Mendenhall Lake, Nugget Creek,

Mine:

Lemon Creek Pit, Nugget Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Amherst Peak, Bullard Mountain, Cairn Peak, Camp 15 Peak, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Centurian Peak, Deadview Peak, The Dukes, Echo Mountain, Emperor Peak, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Flower Tower, Folded Towers, Glacier Grub Tower, Glacier King, Guardian Mountain, Juncture Peak, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, Martin Peak, Matin Peak, North Nugget Spire, Nugget Mountain, Princess Peak, Rhino Peak, Scorpion Peak, Shoehorn Mountain, Slanting Peak, The Snow Towers, Snowdrift Peak, Snowpatch Crag, Snowpatch Craig, Spencer Peak, Split Thumb, Stroller White Mountain, Stronghold Peak, Taku Towers, Thoroughfare Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Topless Peak, Triangle Peak, Tricouni Peak, The Tusk, Vantage Peak, Vesper Peak, Mount Wrather,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Echo Pass, Igloo Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Taku Range,

Ridges:

Berners Peaks, Blackerby Ridge, Canyon Ridge, Heintzleman Ridge, Mendenhall Towers, Nugget Towers, Ptarmigan Ridge, Sol Thumb, Spirit Range, The Thoroughfare, The Wall,

Streams:

Arastra Creek, Bacon Creek, Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Fall Creek, Goat Creek, Nugget Creek, Sawmill Creek, Steep Creek, Switzer Creek, Vista Creek,

Routes:

Lemon Creek Trail, Mount McGinnis Trail, Nugget Creek Trail, West Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Avalanche Canyon, Death Valley,

Cities:

Lemon Creek, Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven,