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Snowslide Gulch

Administrator — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:34:00 +0000

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Snowslide Gulch at the eastern end of Last Chance Basin

Last Chance Basin is separated by a spur ridge of Mt. Roberts from downtown Juneau, Alaska. Gold Creek (looking upstream) is in the foreground and the north end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts is at the upper right. The vertical distance from Gold Creek at 340 feet above sea level (MLLW) at the camera, to the top of the gulch at 2,260 feet, is 1,920 ft. The Jualpa Camp of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. is out of the picture on the right. Snowslide Gulch is formed by the Silverbow Fault which stretches west from Silver Bow Basin on the other side of Snowslide Gulch, to the northwest end of Douglas Island. The fault forms the gap for Gold Creek between Mt. Juneau and Mt. Maria which is at the NW end of the spur ridge of Mt. Roberts.

Gold Creek in Silver Bow Basin

Administrator — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:33:42 +0000

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Gold Creek in Silver Bow Basin

In the far distance is Mt. Juneau (center) and the Mt. Juneau Ridge on the right. Silver Bow Basin is 2-1/2 miles east of the Capitol Building in downtown Juneau and is reached by Basin Road and the Perseverance Trail. From the time mining claims were located in late 1880, Silver Bow Basin saw extensive mining, first as placer mining, and then later as underground mining in the mountains on its southwest and south sides. Mining ended April 8, 1944 with the closure of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mine.

An Aerial View of Juneau

Administrator — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:31:51 +0000

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Aerial View of Downtown Juneau Surrounding Gold Creek

From top to bottom: Upper right - part of Douglas Island; Gastineau Channel; Highway 7 also known as Egan Drive and formerly Outer Drive; Foodland Center on the left and Parkshore Condominiums on the right; Federal Building; Casey-Shattuck Subdivision residential area - “The Flats”; Northern Light United Church is the A-Frame shaped building; Westridge Condominiums are in the right foreground.

Panorama of Silver Bow Basin, Juneau, Alaska

Administrator — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:03:00 +0000

I compiled this panorama from pictures my Dad took on a hike with my Mom on July 23, 2005. The pictures are from the Granite Creek Trail.

Panorama of Silver Bow Basin.

For an aerial view of the area see this posting: Panorama of the Gold Creek Watershed from Mt. Juneau

Panorama of the Gold Creek Watershed from Mt. Juneau

Administrator — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:04:00 +0000

On August 25, 1979 I took the pictures that because of the technology of today I

The distance from where I took the picture to Sheep Mountain (see picture below) is 3-7/8 miles. From my house I can see the Mt. Juneau Ridge and the tip-top of Olds Mountain, Mt. Roberts, Gastineau Peak, Gold Ridge, and Last Chance Basin.

There is a major flaw in the image though…because the far right portion of the image was shot from too great a distance from the remainder of the other pictures, the difference in perspective causes a problem in the lower part of Snowslide Gulch.

This a reduced size black and white copy of the panorama with labels showing the features in the panorama.