Eagle Peak
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Eagle Peak rises to 2,106 m in Alaska. Mount Yukla stands 2,297 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fledgling, a peak 0.7 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Eagle Peak is a 6,955-foot (2,120 m) mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska, located in Chugach State Park in Anchorage Municipality. The peak is named after the Eagle River. On clear days, the peak is visible from Anchorage.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5325189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2106 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 14.6 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bore Tide Viewpoint #2 · 16 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Fledgling: 0.7 mi
- Raptor Point: 0.8 mi
- Hermann Buhl Point: 0.9 mi
- Compass Butte: 1.6 mi
- Cantata Peak: 1.8 mi
- Glen Eagle Park: 10.7 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 12.9 mi
- Eagle River Lions Club Community Park: 13.4 mi
- Palos Verde Park: 14.1 mi
- Glen Alps Overlook: 14.5 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 10.7 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 10.9 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 11.4 mi
- Bruce Aaron Roberts: 17.9 mi
- YUKLA 27 Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Anchorage Holiday Star: 10.9 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 16.3 mi
- Chevy Truck: 16.3 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 16.4 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 16.4 mi
- Chanshtnu Gardens: 15.5 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 16.3 mi
- Lile's Garden: 16.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 16.4 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 16.4 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 15.6 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 18.4 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 19.7 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 20.8 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 14.7 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 15.2 mi
- Dall Sheep: 17.7 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 19.3 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 20.6 mi
- Heritage Falls: 2.4 mi
- South Fork Falls: 10.8 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Niagara Falls: 18.5 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 19.3 mi
- Beaver Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 22.7 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 15.8 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 17.4 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Eagle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Yukla | ENE 71° | 2,297 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Rumble | NE 45° | 2,295 m | 8.9 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | NE 52° | 2,271 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Beelzebub | ENE 78° | 2,219 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Soggy | ENE 72° | 2,192 m | 6.8 mi |
| East Kiliak Peak | NE 56° | 2,164 m | 5.9 mi |
| Korohusk Peak | NE 41° | 2,143 m | 5.3 mi |
| Organ Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,128 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:15 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:19 | 22:13 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:02 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:12 | — | 15:40 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR Nature CTR, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1401542 — Eagle Peak, Anchorage County, Alaska.
OpenStreetMap element node/8228411853
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