Juneau gold belt earliest gold prospectors in the belt area. In 1880, he revealed to prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris the presence of gold in Silver Bow Basin's Gold Creek, after which Juneau was founded in the same year. The Juneau gold rush of 1880 resulted in some of the largest gold mines in the world, including the Treadwell complex of lode mines on Douglas Island and the Alaska-Juneau lode mine, in Juneau itself. The steep, wet, timber-covered, seaside mountain setting provided water power, transportation, and lumber such that, "extraordinarily low costs of operation make available low grade ore that under conditions
Geospatial summary of the High Peaks/Summits of the Juneau Icefield Three peaks have been ascended. There are 4 officially named peaks. There is 1 unofficially named peak. There are 32 peaks that have not been named. The following table contains all peaks/summits within the boundaries of the Juneau Icefield that have an elevation range of to . There are 28 peaks within this elevation range. Two peaks have been ascended. There are 5 officially named peaks and 2 unofficially named peaks. There are 21 peaks that have not been named. The following table contains all peaks within the boundaries of the Juneau Icefield that have an elevation range of to