The Ramp
The Ramp rises to 1,597 m in Alaska. Mount Ewe stands 1,918 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
The Ramp is a 5,240-foot (1,597 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Ramp is situated in Chugach State Park, 12 mi (19 km) southeast of downtown Anchorage, and 1.42 mi (2 km) southwest of Mount Williwaw, the nearest higher peak. Access is via the Powerline Trail. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains west into Campbell Creek and east into headwaters of Ship Creek. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Geological Survey.
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Wikidata Q49082891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,597 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 7.0 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 9 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Peak: 0.8 mi
- The Wedge: 1.3 mi
- Mount Williwaw: 1.4 mi
- O'Malley Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Elliott: 2.0 mi
- Glen Alps Overlook: 4.8 mi
- Bear Tracks Park: 6.2 mi
- Ray E Storck Homestead Park: 6.9 mi
- Henson Park: 7.1 mi
- Old Rabbit Creek Park: 7.2 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 11.0 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 11.7 mi
- Thornton Post Office: 12.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Bunkhouse: 12.3 mi
- Canyon Crek Barn: 12.3 mi
- Chevy Truck: 9.4 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 9.4 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 9.4 mi
- Night and Day: 9.4 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 9.5 mi
- Lile's Garden: 9.4 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 9.4 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 9.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 9.4 mi
- Perennial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 11.4 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 12.6 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 12.9 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 13.5 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 7.2 mi
- Dall Sheep: 8.7 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 14.4 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 14.6 mi
- Niagara Falls: 7.9 mi
- Heritage Falls: 13.0 mi
- South Fork Falls: 13.8 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Beaver Beach: 8.8 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 15.6 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 23.6 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 23.9 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 6.4 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 11.4 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 12.1 mi
- Kern: 20.1 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of The Ramp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ewe | ENE 71° | 1,918 m | 8.6 mi |
| Concerto Peak | ENE 70° | 1,678 m | 7.0 mi |
| Triangle Peak | ENE 59° | 1,675 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | NE 45° | 1,660 m | 1.4 mi |
| Temptation Peak | N 8° | 1,641 m | 5.4 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | N 10° | 1,633 m | 3.1 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | N 358° | 1,605 m | 3.2 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | N 354° | 1,594 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:16 | 20:13 |
| June solstice | 04:21 | 22:14 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:03 | 20:00 |
| December solstice | 10:12 | — | 15:42 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen Alps, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2472379091
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 15 mi
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