| The Snow Towers | |
| Elevation: | 7100feet |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 2600 |
| Isolation Mi: | 16.76 |
| Range: | Coast Mountains Boundary Ranges Juneau Icefield |
| Parent Peak: | Blizzard Peak[2] |
| Location: | Tongass National Forest Juneau Borough Alaska, United States |
| Map: | USA Alaska |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 58.6286°N -134.5156°W |
| Topo: | USGS Juneau C-2 |
| First Ascent: | 1984 |
The Snow Towers is a 7100feet glaciated mountain summit located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] The two peaks, 0.1 mi apart, are situated at the apex of the Taku and Herbert Glaciers near the western edge of the Juneau Icefield, 230NaN0 north of Juneau, 1.80NaN0 southwest of Snowpatch Crag, and 6.30NaN0 northeast of Mount Ernest Gruening, 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.[3] The first ascent was made in 1984 by Charles "Dick" Ellsworth and Bruce Tickell.[4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Snow Towers is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone, with long, cold, wet winters, and cool summers.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter 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.