Taku Towers
Appearance
Taku Towers | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,653+ ft (2,030+ m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,103 ft (336 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Emperor Peak |
Isolation | 1.2 mi (1.9 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 58°35′58″N 134°22′24″W / 58.59944°N 134.37333°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | |
Parent range | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield[1] |
Topo map | USGS Juneau C-2 |
Taku Towers is a 6,653+ ft (2,030+ m)
U.S. Geological Survey.[2] Several landforms in the vicinity bear this Taku name, which all ultimately derive from the Taku people. The first ascent was made in 1949 by Forbes, Merritt, and Schoeblen via the west ridge.[4] Daniel Reid and party made the first ascent of the difficult east face of South Taku Tower in 1973.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Taku Towers is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[6] 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The month of July offers the most favorable weather to view or climb Taku Towers.
See also
- Geospatial summary of the High Peaks/Summits of the Juneau Icefield
- Geography of Alaska
- Cathedral Peak
References
- ^ a b c d e "North Taku Tower, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b "Taku Towers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "South Taku Tower, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "AAC Publications - First Ascents on the Dukes, Taku Tower, and Mendenhall Towers".
- ^ "AAC Publications - North America, United States, Alaska, South Taku Tower, East Face".
- S2CID 9654551.
External links
- Taku Towers weather forecast
- Climbing Taku Towers: YouTube
- Taku Towers east aspect: Flickr photo
- Aerial view from north: Flickr photo