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Chugach Mountains

Mountains in southern Alaska, U.S.

Field	Value
name	Chugach Mountains
photo	Chugach Panorama Alaska.jpg
photo_caption	View of the Chugach Mountains from the Glenn Highway, north of Anchorage
country	United States
state	Alaska
parent	Pacific Coast Ranges
length_mi	300
length_orientation	E–W
highest	Mount Marcus Baker
elevation_ft	13094
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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 250 mi long and 60 mi 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 13094 ft, but with an average elevation of 4006 ft, most of its summits are not especially high. 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).

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 4,000 ft level, is a 300 ft 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.

History

The name "Chugach" comes from Chugach Sugpiaq Cuungaaciiq, 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. 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
1	Mount Marcus Baker	13176 ft
2	Mount Thor	12251 ft
3	Mount Valhalla	12135 ft
4	Mount Witherspoon	11745 ft
5	Mount Einstein	11401 ft
6	Mount Tom White	11155 ft
7	Icing Peak	10955 ft
8	Mount Grace	10540 ft
9	Mount Goode	10384 ft
10	Mount Steller	10082 ft
11	Mount Gannett	9629 ft
12	Mount Gilbert	9101 ft

Other important peaks in the Chugach Mountains include:

Mount Michelson 8504 ft
Bashful Peak 8005 ft
Mount Billy Mitchell 6968 ft
Mount Palmer 6703 ft
Eagle Peak 6909 ft
Polar Bear Peak 5656 ft
Mount Williwaw 5445 ft
The Ramp 5240 ft
North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex 5065 ft
Ptarmigan Peak 4839 ft
Byron Peak 4590 ft
Flattop Mountain 3245 ft
Bold Peak 7522 ft

Gallery

File:Bold Peak.JPG|Bold Peak File:North Suicide Peak. Chugach Mountains, Alaska..jpg|North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex File:Peters Creek backtounry below Mount Rumble.JPG|Peters Creek backcountry, below Mount Rumble File:Mount Eklutna.jpg|Mount Eklutna File:Bashful Peak.jpg|Bashful Peak, the tallest mountain in western Chugach State Park File:ChugachMountainStream.jpg|Small stream in the Chugach Mountains File:Bold Peak. Chugach Mountains, Alaska.jpg|Bold Peak File:First view of Twin Peaks near Eklutna Lake (3200967294).jpg|Twin Peaks File:Mt. Rumble from the summit of Peak 5505. Chugach Mountains, Alaska - panoramio.jpg|Mount Rumble File:Goat Mountain. Chugach State Park, Alaska.jpg|Goat Mountain

References

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