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Penguin Peak

Penguin Peak, a peak in Alaska
Penguin Peak, a peak in AlaskaPaxson Woelber · CC BY 2.0

Penguin Peak rises to 1,312 m in Alaska. Crow Peak stands 1,814 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Adelie Point, a peak 2.1 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

Penguin Peak is a 4,331-foot (1,320 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach State Park, 30 mi (48 km) southeast of downtown Anchorage, and 8 mi (13 km) east of the Alyeska Resort and Girdwood area. The peak is the dominant feature along the north shore of Turnagain Arm when traveling the Seward Highway, and the summit offers a good view of Mount Alpenglow, 6 mi (10 km) directly across Turnagain Arm to the south.

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Wikidata Q65044568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1312 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates60.96547, -149.37510

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Adelie Point: 2.1 mi
  • Peak 3800: 2.6 mi
  • Dickey Bird Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Nest Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Bird Ridge Point: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Chugach State Park Indian Creek: 4.4 mi
  • Girdwood Park: 8.0 mi
  • Girdwood Town Square Park: 8.1 mi
  • Moose Meadow Park: 8.9 mi
  • Bear Tracks Park: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Hope Schoolhouse: 9.5 mi
  • Thornton Post Office: 9.5 mi
  • Canyon Crek Barn: 9.5 mi
  • Canyon Creek Blacksmith: 9.5 mi
  • Canyon Creek Bunkhouse: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Indigenous Place Name Marker: 17.0 mi
  • VW Flower Bus: 19.5 mi
  • Chevy Truck: 19.5 mi
  • Ursus botanicus: 19.5 mi
  • Night and Day: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Lile's Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Anchorage Heritage Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Alaska Botanical Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Rock Garden: 19.5 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Indian Valley Mine: 5.4 mi
  • Mt.Alyeska Tram: 9.4 mi
  • Potter Historic Site: 15.3 mi
  • Dall Sheep: 17.9 mi
  • Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beaver Beach: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Penguin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crow PeakNE 51°1,814 m9.4 mi
Camp Robber PeakNE 45°1,785 m9.5 mi
Magpie PeakNE 54°1,771 m8.6 mi
Grey Jay PeakNE 42°1,737 m10.0 mi
Delgga MountainNE 38°1,679 m11.3 mi
Bird PeakNE 48°1,678 m3.9 mi
Concerto PeakN 5°1,678 m11.0 mi
Mount WilliwawNNW 334°1,660 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:1620:12
June solstice04:2222:1323:38
September equinox07:4319:0319:59
December solstice10:10—15:43

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222528374654585649382724
Precip in7.36.65.45.34.02.22.74.98.37.87.69.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alyeska, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2694099006

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