Mount Juneau And Granite Creek Trail

Sheep creek was named by joe juneau and richard harris after mistaking mountain goats for sheep.

Mount juneau and granite creek trail. The granite creek trail starting 2 miles in on the perseverance. A couple of side trails are worth exploring including granite creek 2 miles in which can bring you up to the ridge east of mount juneau s summit. Mount juneau is steeped in mining history. Originally named gold mountain in 1881 by miners it was also named bald mountain in roughly 1896.

Go only in dry weather to avoid disastrous falls. The trail then switchbacks up. His thunderous creek can make the trail difficult through much of the year with eroding trails tough snow avalanches mudslides and a tough climb but this little trail is a great entrance into the juneau cirque. The trail has pretty reliable water sources however along the ridge in low snow years water can be limited.

The trail is primarily used for hiking nature trips and bird watching and is best used from april until september. The granite creek trail starting 2 miles in on the perseverance trail climbs 1 200 feet over 1 1 2 miles to an alpine basin. From the perseverance trailhead mount juneau is a 3 mile trip to the top. The challenging mount juneau trail rises more than 3 500 feet in about 2 miles from a point 1 mile along from the perseverance trailhead.

It can be used to connect up to the ridge or simply as a day trip to admire the granite walls and waterfalls. The trail begins in the forest rises abruptly then drops into sheep creek valley. The old mining buildings are barely standing. The trail features wild flowers and berries alpine lakes spectacular water falls and ends at a beautiful basin.

Granite creek trail begin on the perseverance trail at the end of basin road. Mount juneau is a 6 8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near juneau alaska that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking walking running and nature trips. Granite creek trail via perseverance trail is a 9 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near juneau alaska that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate.

Juneau this is a very strenuous hike and very steep. Mount juneau trail can connect to granite creek basin blackerby ridge sheep creek or mount roberts. Yadaa at kalé is a 3 576 foot 1 090 m massif in southeast alaska just one and a half miles east of downtown juneau alaska in the boundary ranges. If the rest of the trail is hard to find follow the powerlines.

A few hundred yards more and you can sit on a wooden platform and look down on the valley you just hiked up. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Perseverance trail branches off to the more challenging granite creek trail 7 miles round trip 3 4 hrs moderate to strenuous and even steeper mount juneau trail 12 miles round trip 10 hrs very strenuous which summits 3 576 foot mount juneau then continues along the ridge eventually looping back to the valley floor.