Chugach Mountains
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The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnagain Arms of the Cook Inlet on the west to Bering Glacier, Tana Glacier, and the Tana River on the east. It is bounded on the north by the Matanuska, Copper, and Chitina rivers. The highest point of the Chugach Mountains is Mount Marcus Baker, at Script error: No such module "convert"., but with an average elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., most of its summits are not especially high.[1] Even so, its position along the Gulf of Alaska ensures more snowfall in the Chugach than anywhere else in the world, an annual average of over 1500 cm (800 in).[2]
The mountains are protected in the Chugach State Park and the Chugach National Forest. Near to Anchorage, they are a popular destination for outdoor activities.
The Richardson Highway, Seward Highway, Portage Glacier Highway, and the Glenn Highway run through the Chugach Mountains. The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel of the Portage Glacier Highway provides railroad and automobile access underneath Maynard Mountain between Portage Lake and the city of Whittier on Prince William Sound.
On Mount Gordon Lyon, at about the Script error: No such module "convert". level, is a Script error: No such module "convert". five-pointed star using around 350 light globes. This faces Anchorage to be visible from the city at night. It is illuminated to commemorate Christmas, being lit from Thanksgiving until Christmas Day; and, on 9/11. Maintenance is undertaken by the US Air Force’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, although it was established in around 1960 and formerly maintained by the US Army having been near the former Army (Nike missile Site Summit) in the mountains.[3]
History
The name "Chugach" comes from Chugach Sugpiaq Script error: No such module "Lang"., Alaska Natives inhabiting the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound on the south coast of Alaska. The Chugach people are an Alutiiq (Pacific Eskimo) people who speak the Chugach dialect of the Alutiiq language. In 1898 United States Army captain William R. Abercrombie spelled the name "Chugatch" and applied it to the mountains.[1] It is possible that the Koniagmiut (Sugpiat or Alutiit of the Kodiak Archipelago and the Alaska Peninsula) may also have called these northern Sugpiat "Cuungaaciirmiut" in ancient times but it is also possible that this was a neologism during Russian times.
Mountains
The twelve highest peaks in the Chugach Mountains are listed below:
| Rank | Name | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates |
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| 1 | Mount Marcus Baker | Script error: No such module "convert".[4] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 2 | Mount Thor | Script error: No such module "convert".[5] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 3 | Mount Valhalla | Script error: No such module "convert".[6] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 4 | Mount Witherspoon | Script error: No such module "convert".[7] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 5 | Mount Einstein | Script error: No such module "convert".[8] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 6 | Mount Tom White | Script error: No such module "convert".[9] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 7 | Icing Peak | Script error: No such module "convert".[10] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 8 | Mount Grace | Script error: No such module "convert".[11] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 9 | Mount Goode | Script error: No such module "convert".[12] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 10 | Mount Steller | Script error: No such module "convert".[13] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 11 | Mount Gannett | Script error: No such module "convert".[14] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 12 | Mount Gilbert | Script error: No such module "convert".[15] | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
Other important peaks in the Chugach Mountains include:
- Mount Michelson Script error: No such module "convert".[16]
- Bashful Peak Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mount Billy Mitchell Script error: No such module "convert".[17]
- Mount Palmer Script error: No such module "convert".[18]
- Eagle Peak Script error: No such module "convert".[19]
- Polar Bear Peak Script error: No such module "convert".[20]
- Mount Williwaw Script error: No such module "convert".[21]
- The Ramp Script error: No such module "convert".[22]
- North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex Script error: No such module "convert".
- Ptarmigan Peak Script error: No such module "convert".[23]
- Byron Peak Script error: No such module "convert".
- Flattop Mountain Script error: No such module "convert".[24]
- Bold Peak Script error: No such module "convert".
Gallery
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Bold Peak
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North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex
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Peters Creek backcountry, below Mount Rumble
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Mount Eklutna
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Bashful Peak, the tallest mountain in western Chugach State Park
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Small stream in the Chugach Mountains
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Bold Peak
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See also
References
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