Ptarmigan Peak (Alaska)

Ptarmigan Peak
Elevation 4,880 ft (1,490 m)[1]
Location
Ptarmigan Peak

Chugach State Park, Alaska, United States

Range Chugach Mountains
Coordinates 61°03′32″N 149°36′11″W / 61.059°N 149.603°WCoordinates: 61°03′32″N 149°36′11″W / 61.059°N 149.603°W

Ptarmigan Peak is a 4,880-foot (1,487 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers.[1] Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side.[1] In winter, ski mountaineering is also possible on the mountain.[2]

In 1997, 14 members of a mountaineering expedition from the University of Alaska Anchorage (two instructors and twelve students) fell 1,000 feet down the mountain's north face.[3] Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shane Shepherd& Owen Wozniak. 50 Hikes in Alaska's Chugach State Park. The Mountaineers Books (2001), p. 138.
  2. ↑ Louis W. Dawson. Wild Snow. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 101.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Alpine Club. Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1998. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 23.