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Mount Marcus Baker

Mount Marcus Baker, a peak in Alaska
Mount Marcus Baker, a peak in AlaskaFrank Kovalchek · CC BY 2.0

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
4016 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.43758, -147.75150

Overlooks nearby

40 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThorE 80°3,816 m20.3 mi
Mount Gilbert LewisE 87°3,695 m19.9 mi
Mount ValhallaE 86°3,668 m22.2 mi
Mount WitherspoonE 99°3,632 m18.5 mi
Mount EdisonE 96°3,557 m18.7 mi
Mount EinsteinESE 104°3,503 m22.3 mi
Camels HumpENE 74°3,368 m15.2 mi
Icing PeakNNE 12°3,339 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:0820:06
June solstice04:0922:0923:38
September equinox07:3618:5619:53
December solstice10:0915:31

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5286460775

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