Mount Marcus Baker
Mount Marcus Baker rises to 4,016 m in Alaska. Mount Thor stands 3,816 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Icing Peak, a peak 7.0 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 24 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Marcus Baker (Ahtna: Ts'itonhna Dghilaaye’; Dena'ina: Ch'atanhtnu Dghelaya) is the highest peak of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. It is located approximately 75 miles (121 km) east of Anchorage. This peak is very prominent because of its proximity to tidewater and is only 12 miles (19 km) north of the calving face of Harvard Glacier. Mount Marcus Baker is ranked 67th in the world when measured by topographic prominence.
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Wikidata Q829432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,016 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Matanuska Glacier Viewpoint · 24 mi
40 named places within 25 miles
- Icing Peak: 7.0 mi
- Mount Sergeant Robinson: 10.1 mi
- Mount Goode: 10.9 mi
- Mount Glenn: 13.5 mi
- Denmark Peak: 13.8 mi
- College Fjord: 17.3 mi
- MICA Glacier Adventures: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Marcus Baker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thor | E 80° | 3,816 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Gilbert Lewis | E 87° | 3,695 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | E 86° | 3,668 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Witherspoon | E 99° | 3,632 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Edison | E 96° | 3,557 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Einstein | ESE 104° | 3,503 m | 22.3 mi |
| Camels Hump | ENE 74° | 3,368 m | 15.2 mi |
| Icing Peak | NNE 12° | 3,339 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:08 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 04:09 | 22:09 | 23:38 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 18:56 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 10:09 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5286460775
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