Earth:Auke Mountain
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| Auke Mountain | |
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  Auke Mountain Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,795 ft (547 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 58°23′33″N 134°42′46″W / 58.3925°N 134.71278°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Juneau, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Boundary Ranges |
| Topo map | USGS Juneau B-3 |
Auke Mountain 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 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Fairhaven, Alaska, and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the city of Juneau.
The mountain is named after the local Auke people;[2] the name was first published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1912.[1]
See also
- Tolch Rock
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Auke Mountain". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1398473.
- ↑ Chandonnet, Ann (March 3, 2002). "Native place Names". Juneau Empire. http://juneauempire.com/stories/030302/Ins_names.shtml. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
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