Jan 25 2024
Mount Marcus Baker Rising to 13,176 feet (4,016 meters) in South-Central Alaska, Mount Marcus Baker is the highest mountain in the Chugach Mountains and one of the most topographically prominent peaks in the United States. Its enormous snow-covered massif rises above a wilderness of glaciers, icefields, steep ridges, and remote valleys within Chugach National Forest. …
Jan 25 2024
Mount Goode Rising to 10,610 feet (3,234 meters) above the vast Knik Glacier, Mount Goode is a heavily glaciated summit in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. The peak stands in the central Chugach about 60 miles east of Anchorage, surrounded by icefields, steep snow-covered ridges, and some of the most remote mountain terrain in South-Central Alaska. Mount …
Jan 25 2024
Mount Gannett Deep in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, Mount Gannett rises above a spectacular wilderness of glaciers, snowfields, steep ridges, and ice-carved valleys. Modern topographic data place the summit within the 10,000- to 10,100-foot contour, although the long-established GNIS elevation is 9,629 feet (2,935 meters). Mount Gannett is an exceptionally isolated mountain. There is no hiking …
Jan 25 2024
Mount Gilbert Rising steeply above the glaciers and fjords of Prince William Sound, Mount Gilbert is a dramatic 9,638-foot (2,938-meter) summit in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. The mountain stands only a few miles from tidewater, giving it extraordinary vertical relief and a much larger visual presence than its elevation alone might suggest. Mount Gilbert is a …
Jan 23 2024
Strand Knob Rising above the wooded hills of Stone County in north-central Arkansas, Strand Knob is a surprisingly prominent summit in the Ozark Mountains. Although its elevation is only about 1,850 feet (564 meters), the mountain has approximately 720 feet of topographic prominence, giving it considerably more independence than many higher-looking ridges in the surrounding …
Jan 23 2024
Taum Sauk Mountain Taum Sauk Mountain rises to 1,772 feet (540 meters) in southeastern Missouri, making it the highest natural point in the state. Located within Taum Sauk Mountain State Park in the rugged St. Francois Mountains, the summit combines unusual Precambrian geology, rocky glades, oak-hickory forests, waterfalls, and some of Missouri’s most challenging hiking …
Jan 22 2024
Bankhead Mound Bankhead Mound is a low but distinctive natural summit in Wheeler County, Texas, near the historic town of Mobeetie in the eastern Texas Panhandle. Although its gentle profile is very different from the rugged mountains of western Texas, the mound rises above an open landscape of rolling prairie, creek valleys, ranchland, and broad …
Jan 22 2024
Mount Huntington Mount Huntington is one of the most striking mountains in Alaska’s central Alaska Range, rising as a steep pyramid of rock, snow, and ice within Denali National Park and Preserve. At approximately 12,240 feet (3,731 meters), it is considerably lower than nearby Denali and Mount Hunter, yet its dramatic relief and highly technical …
Jan 21 2024
Bashful Peak Bashful Peak is the highest mountain in Chugach State Park and the highest point within the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Rising to 8,005 feet (2,440 meters) in the western Chugach Mountains, the peak combines exceptional topographic prominence with steep ridges, glaciers, notoriously loose rock, and a surprisingly remote approach despite its location within …
Jan 21 2024
Bold Peak Bold Peak is one of the most recognizable mountains surrounding Eklutna Lake in Alaska’s western Chugach Mountains. Rising to 7,522 feet (2,293 meters) within Chugach State Park, the mountain towers dramatically above the Eklutna Valley and forms one of the area’s defining landmarks. Its steep, dark profile gives Bold Peak an imposing presence …
