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The Moose's Tooth (or simply Moose's Tooth, Mooses Tooth) is a rock peak on the east side of the Ruth Gorge in the Central Alaska Range, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Denali.
Of the 100 highest major summits of Alaska, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, four peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), 23 peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), 61 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), and 92 peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet) elevation.
King Cove, 600 nautical miles (1,000 km) SW of Anchorage at the end of the Alaska Peninsula, is home to PeterPan Seafoods' largest processing facility. King Crab, bairdi and opilio tanner crab, pollock, cod, salmon, halibut and black cod harvested in the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska are processed throughout the year. The plant, with ...
Bashful Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska, located in Chugach State Park.At 8,005 ft (2,440 m), Bashful is the highest peak in Chugach State Park, and the highest peak in the Municipality of Anchorage. [4]
Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,400 feet (1,036 m) above Peters Creek in 2.5 miles (4.0 km) and 4,600 feet (1,400 m) above Eagle River in four miles (6.4 km). An ascent of the summit involves hiking six miles with 3,980 feet of elevation gain. [4]
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An ascent of the summit involves hiking 15 miles (round-trip) with 5,200 feet of elevation gain. [1] The months of May through September offer best conditions for climbing the peak. [ 2 ] The peak's toponym Tikishla , meaning "black bear", is derived from the DenaŹ¼ina language and was proposed in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska.
Birds Eye Peak is a 4,970-foot-elevation (1,515-meter) mountain summit in the U.S. state of Alaska. This mountain is located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Anchorage in the Chugach Mountains and Chugach State Park. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to Knik Arm via Ship Creek and south to Turnagain Arm via Bird Creek.