Gastineau Peak
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Gastineau Peak rises to 1,056 m in Alaska. The Dukes stands 1,953 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Gastineau Peak is a mountain in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is a part of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in western North America. It is located 1.6 miles west of Sheep Mountain and 2.4 miles southeast of the city of Juneau. The name was already in use and noted by United States Geological Survey (USGS) official D. C. Witherspoon in 1916 and first published in 1918. It was entered into the USGS's Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.
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Wikidata Q19461920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1056 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Roberts Peak: 0.8 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Clark Peak: 2.1 mi
- Mount Maria: 2.5 mi
- Mount Juneau: 3.0 mi
- Marine Park: 2.2 mi
- Food Park: 2.3 mi
- Bishop Michael H. Kenny Memorial Peace Park: 2.4 mi
- Cathedral Park: 2.4 mi
- Capital School Park: 2.5 mi
- USS Juneau Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Commercial Fishermen's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Pole: 2.3 mi
- Sealaska Cultural Values Pole: 2.3 mi
- Liberty Bell Reproduction: 2.4 mi
- Hard Rock Miners statue: 2.2 mi
- Before I Die ...: 2.4 mi
- Windfall Fisherman: 2.4 mi
- William H. Seward: 2.4 mi
- Nimbus: 2.6 mi
- Last Chance Mining Museum: 1.7 mi
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: 2.3 mi
- Juneau-Douglas City Museum: 2.5 mi
- Wickersham State Historical Site: 2.5 mi
- Alaska State Museum: 2.6 mi
- Goldbelt Tram: 2.0 mi
- Governor's house: 2.6 mi
- Overlook: 10.2 mi
- Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
- outer point: 12.4 mi
- Ebner Falls: 1.9 mi
- AJ Falls: 11.4 mi
- Nugget Falls: 11.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lena Beach: 16.3 mi
- Juneau Arboretum: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Gastineau Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dukes | N 357° | 1,953 m | 19.7 mi |
| Princess Peak | N 357° | 1,946 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Wrather | NNW 340° | 1,783 m | 14.8 mi |
| Spencer Peak | N 349° | 1,746 m | 13.9 mi |
| Split Thumb | N 9° | 1,716 m | 8.1 mi |
| Nugget Mountain | N 358° | 1,695 m | 9.5 mi |
| North Nugget Spire | N 358° | 1,671 m | 9.8 mi |
| Amherst Peak | N 356° | 1,665 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:19 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 03:52 | 20:56 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 13:30 | 15:08 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 33 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Juneau Dwtn, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2516676955
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- Juneau · 3 mi
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