Information About

Amherst Peak

Amherst Peak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Juneau
Nearest City:
Parent:
Elevation:
  • 4879 ft (1487.12 m)
About

at head of South-west Branch Taku Glacier, 0.2 mi. NW of Echo Pass and 14 mi. N of Juneau, Coast Mts.;

History of Amherst Peak

Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1960.

Places Near Amherst Peak
Cities:

New Boston, Tsantikihin,

Areas:

Gull City,

Basins:

Evergreen Bowl, Icy Basin, Last Chance Basin, Lower Basin, Middle Basin, Silverbow Basin, Upper Basin,

Capes:

Norway Point, Sunny Point,

Channels:

Gastineau Channel,

Cities:

Juneau,

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Dams:

Nugget Creek Dam, Salmon Creek Dam, Switzer Creek Number 2 Dam,

Glaciers:

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

Hills:

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

Lakes:

Dredge Lake, Mendenhall Lake, Nugget Creek,

Mine:

The Glory Hole, Lemon Creek Pit, Nugget Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Amherst Peak, Mount Anderson, Bulger Hill, Bullard Mountain, Cairn Peak, Camp 15 Peak, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Clark Peak, Deadview Peak, The Dukes, Echo Mountain, Emperor Peak, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Flower Tower, Folded Towers, Gastineau Peak, Glacier Grub Tower, Glacier King, Groundhog Hill, Guardian Mountain, Juncture Peak, Mount Juneau, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, Mount Maria, Martin Peak, Matin Peak, Mineral Hill, Mustang Peak, North Nugget Spire, Nugget Mountain, Observation Peak, Olds Mountain, Princess Peak, Rhino Peak, Roberts Peak, Saddle Mountain, Scorpion Peak, Sheep Mountain, Shoehorn Mountain, Slanting Peak, The Snow Towers, Snowdrift Peak, Snowpatch Crag, Snowpatch Craig, Spencer Peak, Split Thumb, Stroller White Mountain, Table Top Mountain, Taku Towers, Thoroughfare Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Topless Peak, Triangle Peak, Tricouni Peak, True Summit, Vantage Peak, Vesper Peak, West Summit, Mount Wrather,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Echo Pass, Igloo Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Taku Range,

Ridges:

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

Rivers:

Salmon Fork,

Streams:

Arastra Creek, Bear Creek, Black Bear Creek, Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Eagle Creek, Fall Creek, Falls Creek, Goat Creek, Gold Creek, Gold Fork, Granite Creek, Grant Creek, Groundhog Creek (historical), Hendrickson Creek, Ice Creek, Johnson Creek, Jordan Creek, Kowee Creek, Lawson Creek, Lemon Creek, Lurvey Creek, Neilson Creek, Ninemile Creek, Nugget Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Fork, Steep Creek, Switzer Creek, Vista Creek,

Routes:

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

Valleys:

Arctic Gulch, Death Valley, Dix Gulch, Geary Gulch, Gold Creek Valley, Grouse Gulch, Hardscrabble Gulch, Icy Gulch, Impregnable Basin, Lurvey Basin, Nugget Gulch, Prospect Gulch, Quartz Gulch (historical), Snowslide Gulch, Specimen Creek, Spring Gulch,

Cities:

Lemon Creek, Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven, Starr Hill, Vanderbilt Hill, West Juneau,

Waterfalls:

Alaska Chief Falls, Ebner Falls,