Ptarmigan Peak (Alaska)

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Ptarmigan Peak
Highest point
Elevation 4,880 ft (1,490 m) [1]
Coordinates 61°03′32″N 149°36′11″W / 61.059°N 149.603°W / 61.059; -149.603Coordinates: 61°03′32″N 149°36′11″W / 61.059°N 149.603°W / 61.059; -149.603
Geography
Parent range Chugach Mountains

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 2 3 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. 1 2 American Alpine Club. Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1998. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 23.


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