Begich Peak

Short description: Mountain summit in Alaska, United States

Begich Peak

Begich Peak (left) seen from Turnagain Arm

Highest point
Elevation| 4,623 ft (1,409 m) [1]
Prominence| 1,181 ft (360 m) [1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 60°49′22″N 148°49′45″W﻿ / ﻿60.82278°N 148.82917°W﻿ / 60.82278; -148.82917 [1]
Naming
Etymology| Nick Begich
Geography

Begich Peak

Location of Begich Peak in Alaska

Location| Municipality of Anchorage
Country| United States
State| Alaska
Protected area| Chugach National Forest[1]
Parent range| Chugach Mountains
Topo map| USGS Seward D-5

Begich Peak is a 4,623-foot (1,409 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, 2.5 mi (4 km) north of Portage Lake, 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska, 1.8 mi (3 km) east of Portage Peak, and 1.24 mi (2 km) southwest of Boggs Peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Portage Creek and Twentymile River before emptying into Turnagain Arm. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 4,400 feet (1,340 m) above Bear Valley in 1.25 miles (2.01 km).

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Climate
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1976 by the United States Geological Survey to commemorate Alaska Congressman Nick Begich (1932–1972), who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives when he disappeared along with House majority leader Hale Boggs and two others on October 16, 1972, during an airplane flight from Anchorage to Juneau.[2] Neither the plane's wreckage nor the pilot's and passengers' remains were ever found. The Begich, Boggs Visitor Center is located at Portage Lake.[3]

## Climate

South aspect, in winter

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Begich Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing.

## See also

* List of mountain peaks of Alaska
* Geography of Alaska

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Begich Peak, Alaska". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23768.
2. ↑ "Begich Peak". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1417071.
3. ↑ USDA Forest Service Begich, Boggs Visitor Center
4. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

## External links

* Begich Peak weather forecast

Places adjacent to Begich Peak

| Twentymile River | Glacier River | Boggs Peak

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Portage Peak |

Begich Peak

| Lowell Peak
Portage Glacier Highway | Portage Lake | Maynard Mountain

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