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Tolch Rock
Tolch Rock is a summit in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is located west of Mendenhall Lake and northwest of the city of Juneau. The name was published by the United States Geological Survey in 1962 and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.〔(USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Tolch Rock )〕 Originally known as "Big Rock" it was named for W. T. Tolch in 1923, who brought the Boy Scouts of America to Juneau.〔Denison, Webster. ''Alaska Today''. 1950.〕 Today the rock is at the end of a trail of the same name;〔''Alaska Geographic''. "The Tongass Visitor Guide". 2010.〕 the trail is managed by the United States Forest Service.〔Juneau Parks and Recreation. ''Draft: Dog Task Force Committee Final Recommendations''. June 24, 2004.〕 A rededication occurred in 2000, and the rock is also the site of a commemorative plaque.〔Egan, Dennis. "Senator Egan's Legislative Newsletter, Volume 2: Issue 5". February 12, 2010.〕 Tolch Rock is a large boulder, composed of granite and described as rectangular〔Keithahn, Edward Linnaeus. ''Alaska for the Curious''. 1966.〕 and "erratic",〔Hubbard, Bernard R. ''Mush, You Malemutes!''. 2005.〕 with young trees growing on its surface.〔 An active nest of northern goshawk was noted on the rock in 1999, and adults at the site were radiotagged; no activity was noted in 2000 or 2001.〔Titus, Kimberly, and Lewis, Stephen B. ''Northern Goshawk Monitoring, Population Ecology and Diet on the Tongass Forest''. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Published December 2000 and updated.〕 ==References==
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