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Pioneer Peak

Pioneer Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pioneer Peak rises to 1,950 m in Alaska. Bashful Peak stands 2,440 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Pioneer Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

Pioneer Peak (Ahtna: Tnel'aay; Dena'ina: Dnal'iy) is a 6,398-foot (1,950 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located beside the Knik River just nine miles (14 km) south of Palmer and about six miles outside the Municipality of Anchorage limits, it is a prominent landmark in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, as well as a popular hiking destination. Its Ahtna name means "the object is standing still" and its Dena'ina name means "the one that watches us". The name was given in 1939 in honor of the pioneers of the Matanuska agricultural colony of the mid-1930s. The Pioneer Ridge Trail leads up the eastern shoulder, beginning below 200', it allows access to the South summit. The North summit, and true summit of Pioneer Peak does not have a trail, and advanced mountaineering techniques are required. The first ascent of this peak was made June 1936 by Vernon Haik and John Wolffe via the Northwest Face.

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Wikidata Q7196755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1950 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.47502, -149.03166

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Pioneer Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Salt Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Pepper Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Shaker Peak: 3.7 mi
  • East Twin Peak: 4.3 mi
Parks: 53
  • Reflections Lake: 7.3 mi
  • Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Babb Arboretum: 8.7 mi
  • A-Moosement Park: 8.8 mi
  • Merritt C Long Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Reindeer Farm: 4.6 mi
  • Eklutna Historical Park: 10.9 mi
  • Musk Ox Farm: 11.5 mi
  • Alpine Historical Park: 17.0 mi
  • Gateway Scenic Overlook: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 10
Museums: 8
  • Palmer Museum of History & Art: 8.9 mi
  • Old Houses of Wasilla: 15.4 mi
  • Wasilla Museum & Visitors Center: 15.4 mi
  • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Millie's Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Eckert Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 8.0 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 8.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Thunder Bird Falls: 11.0 mi
  • South Fork Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Heritage Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Eska Falls: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beaver Beach: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Goodhope Towers: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Pioneer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bashful PeakSSE 155°2,440 m12.8 mi
Baleful PeakSSE 153°2,435 m14.5 mi
South Baleful PeakSSE 154°2,408 m14.7 mi
Bellicose PeakS 180°2,328 m16.2 mi
Hunters PeakSE 139°2,301 m15.3 mi
Mount RumbleS 186°2,295 m15.2 mi
Bold PeakSSE 159°2,293 m9.8 mi
Troublesome PeakSE 141°2,275 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:1320:11
June solstice04:1422:1523:43
September equinox07:4119:0119:58
December solstice10:1515:36

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F142026395057605749352116

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ben's Farm, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4415696150

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