Portage Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,347 ft (1,325 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,299 ft (396 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Begich Peak |
Isolation | 1.8 mi (2.9 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 60°49′44″N 148°52′52″W / 60.82889°N 148.88111°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Chugach National Forest Anchorage Municipality, Alaska United States |
Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Seward D-6 |
Portage Peak is a 4,347-foot (1,325 m) elevation 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, immediately east of Twentymile River valley, and 1.8 mi (3 km) west of Begich Peak. It is set midway between Girdwood and Whittier, with the Portage Glacier Highway and Alaska Railroad traversing the southern base of the mountain. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Turnagain Arm via Portage Creek and Twentymile River. This mountain is unofficially named in association with the creek and nearby Portage Lake, Portage Glacier, and Portage ghost town.