Feb 21 2026
Moksha Peak 🏔️ Overview Moksha Peak is a rugged 6,250-foot (1,905-meter) mountain in the western Chugach Mountains of Southcentral Alaska. The peak rises above the Jim Creek and Knik River area, approximately 9 miles (14 kilometers) east-southeast of Palmer. Although Moksha Peak is lower than many of Alaska’s famous glaciated giants, it presents a remarkably …
May 14 2025
🏔️ Overview The Wrangell Mountains are a spectacular group of high, heavily glaciated volcanic mountains in eastern Alaska. Rising above the Copper River Basin, the range contains enormous shield volcanoes, deeply eroded volcanic massifs, active geothermal features, and some of the highest summits in the United States. Most of the range lies within Wrangell–St. Elias …
May 10 2025
🏔️ Overview The Saint Elias Mountains are one of North America’s most spectacular mountain systems, rising across southeastern Alaska, southwestern Yukon, and the extreme northwestern corner of British Columbia. They form part of the larger Pacific Coast Ranges and contain an extraordinary concentration of high peaks, enormous glaciers, deep valleys, and rugged wilderness. The range’s …
May 08 2025
The Coast Mountains form one of the great mountain systems of western North America, stretching for roughly 1,600 kilometers (990 miles) along the Pacific side of British Columbia and into southeastern Alaska and southwestern Yukon. Known for immense granite massifs, deep fjords, temperate rainforests, enormous icefields, and some of Canada’s most remote wilderness, the Coast …
Apr 21 2025
The Chugach Mountains of Southcentral Alaska are known for steep, glacier-carved peaks, enormous icefields, deep fjords, and dramatic landscapes that rise almost directly from the sea. Yet the range is equally remarkable for its wildlife. Few mountain regions bring so many different habitats together in such a compact geographic area. Alpine tundra and rocky ridges …
Feb 08 2024
Mount Bear Mount Bear is a massive, heavily glaciated 14,831-foot summit in the Saint Elias Mountains of eastern Alaska. Located within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve only a few miles west of the Yukon border, the mountain is one of the highest major summits in the United States and one of the lesser-known giants …
Jan 29 2024
Mount Edgecumbe Rising above Sitka Sound on southern Kruzof Island, Mount Edgecumbe is one of Southeast Alaska’s most recognizable mountains. Its broad, symmetrical volcanic cone rises almost directly from the Pacific coast, creating a landmark that can be seen from Sitka and many surrounding islands when the clouds lift. Mount Edgecumbe is more than a …
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
Pioneer Peak 🏔️ Overview Pioneer Peak is a dramatic 6,398-foot (1,950-meter) mountain rising almost directly from the Knik River lowlands in Alaska’s western Chugach Mountains. Located southeast of Palmer in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the peak is one of the most recognizable landmarks of the Matanuska Valley. Its steep northern face, twin-summit profile, and enormous local …
Jan 21 2024
Mount Fairweather | Tsalxaan 🏔️ Overview Mount Fairweather is a spectacular 15,324-foot (4,671-meter) mountain rising on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia. It is the highest mountain in British Columbia, the highest summit in the Fairweather Range, and one of the most topographically prominent mountains in North America. Few mountains combine extreme elevation …
