Mile High Peak

Short description: Mountain in Alaska

Mile High Peak

Mile High Peak and Anchorage

Highest point
Elevation| 5,331 ft (1,625 m) [1][2]
Prominence| 574 ft (175 m) [1]
Parent peak| Mount Significant (5,456 ft)[1]
Isolation| 2.19 mi (3.52 km) [1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 61°19′01″N 149°21′02″W﻿ / ﻿61.31694°N 149.35056°W﻿ / 61.31694; -149.35056 [3]
Geography

Mile High Peak

Location of Mile High Peak in Alaska

Country| United States
State| Alaska
Borough| Anchorage
Protected area| Chugach State Park
Parent range| Chugach Mountains[3]
Topo map| USGS Anchorage B-7

Mile High Peak is a 5,331-foot (1,625 m) mountain summit in the U.S. state of Alaska.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Climate
* 3 See also
* 4 Gallery
* 5 References

## Description

Mile High Peak is located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Anchorage in the western Chugach Mountains and within Chugach State Park.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Knik Arm via Peters Creek and Eagle River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,700 feet (1,128 m) above Peters Creek in 2.5 miles (4.0 km) and 4,900 feet (1,493 m) above Eagle River in three miles (4.8 km). The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. In 1953, Mrs. Ollie A. Trower of Anchorage proposed that this mountain be named "Mt. Magnificent," however confusion led to a smaller peak two miles west being officially adopted as Mount Magnificent.[4]

## Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mile High Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] 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.

## See also

* List of mountain peaks of Alaska
* Geography of Alaska

## Gallery

* Anchorage, with Vista Peak in upper left, and Mile High Peak centered at top

* Mile High Peak and Anchorage

* Vista Peak centered at top, and Mile High Peak in upper right

* Mile High Peak and downtown Anchorage at sunset

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mile High Peak - 5,331' AK". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/142674.
2. ↑ Chugach State Park Map, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, dnr.alaska.gov, Retrieved 2023-12-28.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Mile High Peak, Alaska". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23678.
4. ↑ Mount Magnificent, Chosslore.com, Published 2022-12-27, Retrieved 2023-12-28.
5. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

Places adjacent to Mile High Peak

| Vista Peak | Mount Eklutna | Peters Creek

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Mount Magnificent |

Mile High Peak

| Peters Creek
Eagle River | Eagle River | Mount Significant

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