Gastineau Peak

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.^[1]

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Boundary Ranges

Ranges	Adam Ashington Boundary Burniston Chechidla Cheja Dezadeash Florence Halleck Kakuhan Lincoln Longview Peabody Rousseau Sawtooth Seward Snowslide

Mountains	Chutine Cinder Devils Paw Devils Thumb Dipyramid Hoodoo Ibex Iskut Canyon Kates Needle King Creek Little Bear London Nesselrode Ratz Seconed Canyon Snippaker Creek The Volcano

Passes	Chilkoot White

Icefields	Cambria Juneau Salmon Stikine

Parks	Atlin Bear Glacier Border Lake Lava Forks Craig Headwaters Great Glacier Choquette Hot Springs Chilkoot Trail NHSC Misty Fjords Admiralty Island Klondike Gold Rush

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