Nugget Towers

{{Short description|Mountain ridge in the state of Alaska}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Nugget Towers

| photo = Nugget Towers.jpg

| photo_caption = Nugget Towers, northwest aspect

| elevation_ft = 5378

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=37771|name=Nugget Towers-East Tower, Alaska|accessdate=2020-04-08}}

| prominence_ft = 778

| prominence_ref=

| isolation_mi = 1.73

| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/162460|title=Nugget Towers - 5,378' Alaska|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2020-04-08}}

| range = Coast Mountains
Boundary Ranges
Juneau Icefield

| parent_peak = Mount Wrather

| listing =

| location = Tongass National Forest
Juneau Borough
Alaska, United States

| map = USA Alaska

| range_coordinates =

| map_caption = Location in Alaska

| label_position = left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Nugget Towers

| coordinates = {{coord|58|27|04|N|134|27|41|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Juneau B-2

| type =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|5.4}}

}}

Nugget Towers is a mountain ridge with a series of peaks, two primarily, the highest of which is 5,378-ft (1,639 m) elevation, and located on the southern periphery of the Juneau Icefield, in the Boundary Ranges of southeast Alaska.{{cite gnis|1895984|name=Nugget Towers|accessdate=2020-04-08}} These peaks are situated east of Mendenhall Glacier, {{convert|10|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Juneau, and {{convert|1.9|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Bullard Mountain, on land managed by Tongass National Forest. Stroller White Mountain lies {{convert|4.5|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} west-northwest on the opposite side of the glacier, and Heintzleman Ridge lies {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} to the south. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the mountain rises 3,500 feet (1,067 m) above Nugget Creek's upper basin in less than one mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Mendenhall Lake via Nugget Creek and Nugget Falls. This geographic feature's local name was reported in 1965 by U.S. Geological Survey.Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth author, United States Government Printing Office (1967), page 707