Description
Meigs Peak is located on Snettisham Peninsula, 4 mi. E of Midway Is., and 40 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History
Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for General Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, 1816-92, USA, who was in charge of building the Potomac Aqueduct and other structures in Washington, D.C., including parts of the Capitol.