Phoenix Peak (Alaska)

Phoenix Peak
NW aspect from Resurrection River valley
Highest point
Elevation5,187 ft (1,581 m)[1]
Prominence3,350 ft (1,021 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Alice[2]
Isolation5.67 mi (9.12 km)[2]
Coordinates60°07′20″N 149°32′19″W / 60.12222°N 149.53861°W / 60.12222; -149.53861[2]
Geography
Phoenix Peak is located in Alaska
Phoenix Peak
Phoenix Peak
Location in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Protected areaKenai Fjords National Park[2]
Parent rangeKenai Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Seward A-7
Climbing
First ascent1964 by Don Stockard

Phoenix Peak is a 5,187-foot (1,581 m) mountain summit located in the Kenai Mountains, on the Kenai Peninsula, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Kenai Fjords National Park, 2 mi (3 km) southwest of Mount Benson, 1.1 mi (2 km) northwest of Marathon Mountain, and 3.5 mi (6 km) west of Seward, Alaska. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from its glaciers drains into tributaries of the Resurrection River. The first ascent of the peak was made July 23, 1964, by Don Stockard of the Mountaineering Club of Alaska.[3] The peak was named in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska for the first ship ever built in Russian America, the Phoenix, which was constructed in 1794 by Russians in nearby Resurrection Bay.[3] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1966 by the United States Geological Survey.

  1. ^ "Phoenix Peak - 5,187' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Phoenix Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  3. ^ a b "Phoenix Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-02-28.