Information About

Wheeler Peak

Wheeler Peak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2657 ft (809.85 m)
About

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

History of Wheeler Peak

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.