- Dipyramid (Alaska)
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Dipyramid Elevation 6,073 ft (1,851 m) Location Location Juneau, Alaska, United States Range Boundary Ranges Coordinates 58°45′51″N 134°06′58″W / 58.76417°N 134.11611°WCoordinates: 58°45′51″N 134°06′58″W / 58.76417°N 134.11611°W Topo map USGS Juneau D-1 Dipyramid is a pair of mountain peaks in borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is a part of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in western North America. The summit is 34 miles (55 km) north-northeast of the city of Juneau and 1 mile southeast of The Citadel. The peaks are 0.2 miles (322 m) miles apart.[1]
Dipyramid was named by the Juneau Icefield Research Project in 1964, published by the United States Geological Survey in 1966, and entered into the Survey's Geographic Names Information System on January 1, 2000.[1]
One of two August 1999 collections of seismic data on the nearby Demorest Glacier was conducted near Dipyramid.[2]
References
- ^ a b USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report
- ^ White, Brian, and Kay, Ian. Seismic profiles on the Demorest Glacier, Juneau Icefield. Washington University in St. Louis, December 1999.
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