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Snowpatch Crag
Snowpatch Crag, northwest aspect (Taku Towers and Emperor Peak in the distance)
Highest point
Elevation	6,345 ft (1,934 m)
Prominence	1,045 ft (319 m)
Parent peak	The Snow Towers
Isolation	1.07 mi (1.72 km)
Coordinates	58°39′06″N 134°29′33″W / 58.65167°N 134.49250°W / 58.65167; -134.49250
Geography
Snowpatch CragLocation of Snowpatch Crag in Alaska
Location	Tongass National Forest Juneau Borough Alaska, United States
Parent range	Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield
Topo map	USGS Juneau C-2

Snowpatch Crag is a 6,345 ft (1,930 m) elevation glaciated mountain summit located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Snowpatch Crag is a nunatak surrounded by the Taku Glacier, and is situated near the west side of the Juneau Icefield, 25 mi (40 km) north of Juneau, and 1.8 mi (3 km) northeast of The Snow Towers, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. The mountain was named by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964, and was officially adopted in 1965 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Variant names for this geographic feature are "Snowpatch Peak" and "Snowpatch Craig."

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snowpatch Crag is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone, with long, cold, wet winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Coast Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months May and June offer the most favorable weather for viewing this peak.

See also

• Geospatial summary of the High Peaks/Summits of the Juneau Icefield
• Geography of Alaska

References

1. ^ "Snowpatch Craig, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
2. "Snowpatch Crag". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
3. Snowpatch Crag, listsofjohn.com
4. ^ "Snowpatch Crag". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
5. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 894.
6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

• Snowpatch Crag weather forecast

v t e Places adjacent to Snowpatch Crag
Horn Spire The Tusk Echo Mountain Mustang Peak Snowpatch Crag Taku Glacier The Snow Towers Juneau Icefield Cathedral Peak

• Mountains of Juneau, Alaska
• Boundary Ranges
• One-thousanders of the United States