Nugget Towers

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Coordinates: 58°27′04″N 134°27′41″W / 58.45111°N 134.46139°W / 58.45111; -134.46139
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Nugget Towers
Mount Wrather[1]
Isolation1.73 mi (2.78 km)[2]
Coordinates58°27′04″N 134°27′41″W / 58.45111°N 134.46139°W / 58.45111; -134.46139[1]
Geography
Location
class 5.4[2]

Nugget Towers is a mountain ridge with a series of peaks, two primarily, the highest of which is 5,378-ft (1,639 m) elevation, and located on the southern periphery of the

relief is significant since the mountain rises 3,500 feet (1,067 m) above Nugget Creek's upper basin in less than one mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Mendenhall Lake via Nugget Creek and Nugget Falls. This geographic feature's local name was reported in 1965 by U.S. Geological Survey.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Nugget Towers is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Coast Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Mendenhall Glacier to the mountain's west, and Juneau Icefield to its north. The month of July offers the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing Nugget Towers.

See also

Left to rightː Mendenhall Towers, Mt. Wrather, Bullard Mountain, Nugget Towers seen from Douglas Island

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nugget Towers-East Tower, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Nugget Towers - 5,378' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "Nugget Towers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. ^ Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 707
  5. ISSN 1027-5606
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