| Glacier King | |
| Elevation Ft: | 6500. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1500. |
| Prominence Ref: | [3] |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.37 |
| Parent Peak: | The Tusk |
| Range: | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges[4] |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Alaska |
| Region: | Juneau |
| Region Type: | Borough |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Tongass National Forest |
| Map: | USA Alaska |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 58.7091°N -134.4718°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [5] |
| Topo: | USGS Juneau C-2 |
| Age: | Late Cretaceous |
| Rock: | Granitic |
| Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Coast Range Arc |
Glacier King is a 6500feet mountain summit in Alaska, United States.
Glacier King is located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains and set on land managed by Tongass National Forest.[4] The remote peak is 1.38miles east-southeast of The Tusk and 28miles north of Juneau on the western margin of the Juneau Icefield.[5] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's north slope drains to Berners Bay and Lynn Canal via the Gilkey River, whereas the south slope is surrounded by the Taku Glacier. Topographic relief is significant as the north face rises 4,500 feet (1,370 m) in 1.25miles. The mountain's descriptive name was applied by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964 and the toponym was officially adopted in 1965 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1] [2]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Glacier King is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[6] 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. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports the Taku Glacier south of the peak, the Juneau Icefield east of the peak, and unnamed glaciers on the north slope.