Table Top Mountain (Juneau, Alaska)
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Table Top Mountain is a mountain
in the city and borough of Juneau
, Alaska
, United States
. It is a peak of the Boundary Ranges
, located on Douglas Island
2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Cropley Lake
and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of the city of Juneau.
The United States Geological Survey
named the mountain in 1962, and it was entered into the Survey's Geographic Names Information System
on March 31, 1981.
Mountain
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in the city and borough of Juneau
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is a peak of the Boundary Ranges
Boundary Ranges
The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains...
, located on Douglas Island
Douglas Island
Douglas Island is a tidal island in the U.S. state of Alaska, just west of downtown Juneau and east of Admiralty Island. It is separated from mainland Juneau by the Gastineau Channel. The Juneau-Douglas Bridge, connecting the island with Juneau, provides a two lane road to and from the island and...
2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Cropley Lake
Cropley Lake
Cropley Lake is an alpine lake in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Located on Douglas Island, it is southwest of Table Top Mountain, and southwest of the city of Juneau. Cropley Lake is the source of Fish Creek.-History:...
and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of the city of Juneau.
The United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
named the mountain in 1962, and it was entered into the Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
on March 31, 1981.