Information About

Taku Towers

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 35' 52.001" N,
134 ° 22' 7" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Parent

Taku Range

Elevation

5361 ft (1634.03 m)

Taku Towers in Detail.

About

pair of peaks 0.2 mi. apart, in Taku Range, 1.1 mi. NE of Emperor Peak and 21 mi. N of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

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

Places Near Taku Towers
Basins:

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

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Dams:

Nugget Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Battle Glacier, Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Death Valley Branch Norris Glacier, Echo Glacier, Gilkey 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, Southwest Branch Taku Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall, Taku Glacier, West Branch Taku Glacier,

Lakes:

Dredge Lake, Mendenhall Lake, Nugget Creek,

Mine:

Nugget Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Amherst Peak, Mount Blachnitzky, Bullard Mountain, Camp 15 Peak, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Centurian 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, North Nugget Spire, Nugget Mountain, Princess Peak, Rhino 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, Mount Wrather,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Echo Pass, Igloo Pass,

Peaks:

Gorgon Spire,

Mountain Ranges:

Taku Range,

Ridges:

Berners Peaks, Heintzleman Ridge, Mendenhall Towers, Nugget Towers, Sol Thumb, Spirit Range, The Wall,

Streams:

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

Routes:

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

Valleys:

Avalanche Canyon, Death Valley,

Cities:

Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven,