Information About

West Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map West Peak on The Map

Location

58 ° 15' 10.001" N,
134 ° 15' 14" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

3255 ft (992.12 m)

West Peak in Detail.

About

3 mi. ESE of Thane and 7 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Local name reporten in 1917 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near West Peak
Cities:

New Boston, Sikanasankian, Treadwell, Tsantikihin,

Areas:

Gull City,

Bars:

Cherokee Flats, Grizzly Bar,

Basins:

Evergreen Bowl, Last Chance Basin, Silverbow Basin, Upper Basin,

Bays:

Doty Cove, Green Cove, Oliver Inlet, Scow Cove, Slocum Inlet, Suicide Cove, Sunny Cove, Taku Inlet,

Beaches:

Ready Bullion Beach,

Capes:

Arden Point, Bishop Point, Circle Point, Cooper Point, Cove Point, False Arden, Flat Point, Grave Point, Greely Point, Icy Point, Jaw Point, Norway Point, Point Salisbury, Southeast End, Tantallon Point, Tantallon Point,

Channels:

Gastineau Channel,

Cities:

Juneau,

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Dams:

Annex Lakes Dam, Douglas Island Reservoir Dam, Salmon Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Leaking Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Middle Branch Norris Glacier, Norris Glacier, Nugget Creek Glacier, Ptarmigan Glacier, Quartz Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall,

Hills:

Court House Hill, Jamestown Hill, Starr Hill, Taku Hill,

Islands:

Grand Island, Juneau Island, Marmion Island,

Lakes:

Annex Lakes, Glory Lake, Loon Lakes, Oona Lake,

Mine:

The Glory Hole, Treadwell Glory Hole,

Mountains:

Annex Peak, Mount Bradley, Bulger Hill, Butler Peak, Cairn Peak, Clark Peak, Deadview Peak, Gastineau Peak, Groundhog Hill, Hawthorne Peak, Irving Peak, Mount Juneau, Mount Maria, Martin Peak, Matin Peak, McDonough Peak, Middle Peak, Mineral Hill, Norris Mountain, North Nugget Spire, North Rhine Peak, Nugget Mountain, Observation Peak, Olds Mountain, Roberts Peak, Scorpion Peak, Sheep Mountain, South Rhine Peak, Split Thumb, Taku Mountain, Thoroughfare Mountain, Topless Peak, True Summit, Vesper Peak, West Peak, West Summit,

Parks:

Oliver Inlet State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Igloo Pass,

Ridges:

Annex Ridge, Blackerby Ridge, Canyon Ridge, Chicken Ridge, Gold Ridge, Hawthorne Ridge, Heintzleman Ridge, The Horn, Juneau Ridge, Nugget Towers, Powerline Ridge, Ptarmigan Ridge, Salmon Creek Divide, Salmon Ridge, Sheep Creek Divide, Sol Thumb, The Thoroughfare, Twin Summit Ridge,

Rivers:

King Salmon River, Salmon Fork,

Streams:

Annex Creek, Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Black Bear Creek, Bullion Creek, Canyon Creek, Carlson Creek, Cross Bay Creek, Dorothy Creek, Dupont Creek, Eagle Creek, Falls Creek, Gold Creek, Gold Fork, Granite Creek, Grant Creek, Grindstone Creek, Groundhog Creek (historical), Ice Creek, Kowee Creek, Lawson Creek, Little Sheep Creek, Lurvey Creek, Nevada Creek, Paris Creek, Ready Bullion Creek, Rhine Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Sheep Fork, Snowslide Creek, Stink Creek,

Routes:

Marmion Island Trail, Lemon Creek Trail, Moller Ski Trail, Mount Roberts Trail, Perserverance Trail, Point Bishop - Dupont Trail,

Valleys:

Arctic Gulch, Crooked Gulch, Death Valley, Dix Gulch, Geary Gulch, Glacier Basin, Gold Creek Valley, Goldstein Gulch, Grouse Gulch, Hardscrabble Gulch, Icy Gulch, Impregnable Basin, Lurvey Basin, Marmot Valley, Nugget Gulch, Prospect Gulch, Quartz Gulch (historical), Roberts Gulch, Sheep Creek Basin, Snowslide Gulch, Specimen Creek, Spring Gulch, Timber Gulch,

Cities:

Douglas, Starr Hill, Thane, West Juneau,

Waterfalls:

Alaska Chief Falls, Ebner Falls, Grindstone Falls, Lost Rocker Falls, Suicide Falls,