Bard Peak (Alaska)

Bard Peak
Bard Peak and Shakespeare Shoulder (left) seen from Turnagain Arm
Highest point
Elevation	3,850 ft (1,170 m)[1]
Prominence	1,400 ft (430 m)[2]
Coordinates	60°44′37″N 148°43′35″W / 60.74361°N 148.72639°W / 60.74361; -148.72639[2]
Geography
Bard Peak Location of Bard Peak in Alaska
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Chugach Census Area
Protected area	Chugach National Forest
Parent range	Kenai Mountains
Topo map	USGS Seward C-5

Bard Peak is a 3,850-foot (1,173 m) mountain summit located in the Kenai Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of Whittier, Alaska, at the isthmus of the Kenai Peninsula, where the Kenai Mountains meet the Chugach Mountains. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the eastern aspect of the mountain rises up from the western sea-level arms of Prince William Sound. Bard Peak is often seen and photographed with Shakespeare Shoulder^[3] because they are in the background behind Portage Lake, a popular tourist and recreation destination.

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Geological Survey, although it was misspelled Baird on their map.^[4] The peak's name honors bards Robert Burns, The Bard of Ayrshire, and William Shakespeare, known as The Bard of Avon, (or in England, simply The Bard).