Alaska Gazetteer
Mendenhall Peninsula is a physical feature (cape) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Mendenhall Peninsula places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mendenhall Peninsula |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On N shore of W end of Gasineau Channel, between Auke Bay and the mouth of Mendenhall River, and opposite of Fritz Cove, 9 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1928 for Prof. Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, 1841-1924, Superintendent of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1889-94. See Mendenhall Glacier. |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.3597221375 |
| Longitude: | -134.633895874 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mendenhall Peninsula: Mendenhall Peninsula.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mendenhall Peninsula does not include property ownership information.
|
Auke Bay, AK
(1.9 miles NNW) Fairhaven, AK (2.7 miles WNW) Mendenhaven, AK (3.4 miles NE) Mendenhall Valley, AK (3.4 miles NE) Lena Beach, AK (4.7 miles WNW) |
Lemon Creek, AK
(4.9 miles E) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (5.3 miles E) Tee Harbor, AK (5.6 miles NW) West Juneau, AK (8.7 miles ESE) Starr Hill, AK (9.2 miles ESE) |
