| Nugget Towers | |
|---|---|
 Nugget Towers, northwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,378 ft (1,639 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 778 ft (237 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Wrather[1] |
| Isolation | 1.73 mi (2.78 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 58°27′04″N 134°27′41″W / 58.45111°N 134.46139°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Nugget Towers Location of Nugget Towers in Alaska | |
| Location | Tongass National Forest Juneau Borough Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Juneau B-2 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | 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 Juneau Icefield, in the Boundary Ranges of southeast Alaska.[3] These peaks are situated east of Mendenhall Glacier, 10 mi (16 km) north of Juneau, and 1.9 mi (3 km) northeast of Bullard Mountain, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. Stroller White Mountain lies 4.5 mi (7 km) west-northwest on the opposite side of the glacier, and Heintzleman Ridge lies 3 mi (5 km) to the south. Although modest in elevation, 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]
