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The Tongass National Forest. The Tongass National Forest (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə s /) in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at 16.7 million acres (26,100 sq mi; 6,800,000 ha; 68,000 km 2), an expanse larger than 10 U.S. states and 75 U.N. member nations.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ptarmigan Peak is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rain and snow.
Most of Admiralty Island—955,747 acres (3,868 km 2)—is protected as the Admiralty Island National Monument administered by the Tongass National Forest. The Kootznoowoo Wilderness encompasses vast stands of old-growth temperate rainforest. These forests provide some of the best habitat available to species such as brown bears, bald eagles ...
The Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan. Southeast Alaska includes the Tongass National Forest (which manages Admiralty Island National Monument and Misty Fjords National Monument), Glacier Bay National Park, and Sitka National Historical Park. Glacier Bay is the sixth largest national park in the United States.
Managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the Tongass National Forest, the wilderness area was designated in a provision of the 1980 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. [1] This wilderness contains 75 or more islands that range from a few to over 500 acres in size.
The peak is located 17 miles (27 km) south-southwest of Wrangell in Tongass National Forest on Etolin Island. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains to Anita Bay and Zimovia Strait. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises from sea-level at Anita Bay in 1.3 miles (2.1 km).
The highest peak reaches an elevation of 3,838 feet (1,170 m). This mountain group is part of the Alexander Archipelago and is set on land managed by Tongass National Forest. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Indian River and Sitka Sound.
Arthur Peak is a 3,650-foot (1,113 m) elevation mountain summit located in the Coast Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is situated immediately east of Taku Harbor, and 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Juneau, on land managed by Tongass National Forest.