Arthur Peak is a elevation mountain summit located in the
Coast Mountains
The Coast Mountains (french: La chaîne Côtière) are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia ...
in the
U.S. state of
Alaska. It is situated immediately east of
Taku Harbor
Taku Harbor (Lingít: ''S'iknáx̱ Saankʼi'') (also spelled Taco, Tacou, or Takou) is a small, remote bay located on the eastern shore of Stephens Passage about southeast of central Juneau, Alaska, United States.
Taku Harbor is named after the ...
, and southeast of
Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the se ...
, on land managed by
Tongass National Forest. Although modest in elevation,
relief is significant since the peak rises up from tidewater of Limestone Inlet along
Stephens Passage in .
Its nearest higher neighbor is Peak 3800, to the northeast.
[ This geographic feature was named in 1888 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas of the U.S. Navy.][''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 88]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Arthur Peak has a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.
See also
* List of mountain peaks of Alaska
* Geography of Alaska
Gallery
File:Mendenhall Wetland Gastineau 426.jpg, Arthur Peak right of center, with Peak 3850 to left
References
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External links
* Weather forecast
Arthur Peak
Mountains of Alaska
Mountains of Juneau, Alaska
Boundary Ranges
North American 1000 m summits