Mountaineering Club of Alaska

Climber on seracs on the Matanuska Glacier during the annual MCA ice climbing festival.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

The Matanuska Glacier as viewed from Mt. Wickersham.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

Willy Hersman leads his entourage on the classic MCA Portage to Whittier trip which may have great weather and wonderful vistas.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

Pichler's Perch, the MCA's first hut, built in 1964, is the forerunner of the Eklutna Traverse system of shelters.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

Peaks

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Chugach State Park 120 Summits

Within the half million acres of Chugach State Park lie some 120 summits that share the common distinction of having 500 feet (or more) of vertical relief between themselves and the next higher summit. Due to this 500 foot prominence, these peaks are generally accepted as true summits. Many familiar with the area will note that some very well-known mountains, such as Flattop Mountain and O’Malley Peak, are not included. This does not mean that they are not worthy destinations. It just means they lack 500 feet of prominence. Flattop Mountain, for example, has less than 300 feet of prominence. The listed elevations reflect uncertainty, for instance the summit elevation of Esbay Peak is shown as 4025 feet because its most accurate measurement to date places it between 4000 and 4050 foot contour lines. The MCA thanks Steve Gruhn for his assistance with determining the most up-to-date estimates as of October 2020. It should also be noted that some of the peaks listed fall slightly short of the 500-foot requirement. These are included because the original list was generated from the USGS topographic maps having 100-foot contour intervals. Due to the accuracy of the maps and the detail with which they can be read, peaks close to the 500-foot mark are included to list all peaks with a possibility of meeting the criterion. It can be said that peakbagging is more art than science.

Rank	Peak	Elevation in Feet	Rank	Peak	Elevation in Feet
1	Bashful Peak	8005	61	Baneful Peak	5495
2	Baleful Peak	7990	62	Paradise Peak	5477
3	Bellicose Peak	7640	63	West Twin Peak	5472
4	Mount Yukla	7535	64	Mount Significant	5456
5	Mount Rumble	7530	65	Salt Peak	5455
6	Bold Peak	7522	66	Bleak Peak	5430
7	West Kiliak Peak	7450	67	Pepper Peak	5423
8	Mount Beelzebub	7280	68	Mount Williwaw	5420
9	Benign Peak	7235	69	Compass Butte	5390
10	Mount Soggy	7190	70	Temptation Peak	5384
11	East Kiliak Peak	7150	71	Tanaina Peak	5358
12	Whiteout Peak	7135	72	Mile High Peak	5331
13	Insignificant Peak	7053	73	Peak 5320	5320
14	Peril Peak	7040	74	Peak 5285	5285
15	Korohusk Peak	7030	75	The Ramp	5240
16	Organ Mountain	6980	76	East Kinglet Peak	5190
17	Peeking Mountain	6925	77	Emerald Peak	5185
18	Eagle Peak	6909	78	Koktoya Peak	5148
19	Peters Peak	6885	79	Avalanche Mountain	5075
20	Boisterous Peak	6865	80	North Suicide Peak	5065
21	Nantina Point	6850	81	West Kinglet Peak	5050
22	Calliope Mountain	6821	82	Nest Peak	5030
23	Bounty Peak	6810	83	Vista Peak	5026
24	Raina Peak	6798	84	Kelly Peak	5010
25	Devil's Mistress	6750	85	South Suicide Peak	5005
26	Hut Peak	6695	86	Harp Mountain	5001
27	Rook Mountain	6685	87	Rubbletop Mountain	4987
28	White Lice Mountain	6675	88	California Peak	4974
29	The Mitre	6651	89	Bird's Eye Peak	4970
30	Flute Peak	6634	90	Tail Feather Peak	4960
31	Golden Crown	6618	91	Ptarmigan Peak	4950
32	Roost Peak	6618	92	The Wing	4930
33	Polar Bear Peak	6614	93	Peak 4744	4744
34	Thunder Bird Peak	6588	94	The Beak	4730
35	Bunting Peak	6585	95	Mount Elliott	4710
36	Pleasant Mountain	6463	96	Homicide Peak	4660
37	The Watchman	6410	97	The Wedge	4660
38	Pioneer Peak	6398	98	Bird Ridge Overlook	4625
39	Cantata Peak	6391	99	Peak 4515	4515
40	Sunlight Mountain	6390	100	Flaketop Peak	4510
41	Bee's Heaven Peak	6385	101	Wolverine Peak	4491
42	Ovis Peak	6350	102	Indianhouse Mountain	4350
43	Moonlight Mountain	6270	103	Penguin Peak	4334
44	Finch Peak	6150	104	McHugh Peak	4311
45	Hurdygurdy Mountain	5994	105	Mount Magnificent	4272
46	East Twin Peak	5873	106	The Sail	4255
47	Camp Robber Peak	5855	107	Gentoo Peak	4196
48	Cumulus Mountain	5815	108	Mount Gordon Lyon	4135
49	Magpie Peak	5812	109	Rendezvous Peak	4084
50	Vertigo Peak	5775	110	Mount Eklutna	4065
51	Grey Jay Peak	5750	111	Esbay Peak	4050
52	Bright Peak	5745	112	Shaman Dome	4010
53	Yudikench Peak	5732	113	Peak 4009	4009
54	Synthesizer Peak	5638	114	Peak 3980	3980
55	Peak 5538	5538	115	Bidarka Peak	3835
56	Delgga Mountain	5510	116	Adelie Point	3825
57	Bird Peak	5505	117	Chinstrap Peak	3619
58	Concerto Peak	5505	118	Rainbow Peak	3543
59	Peak 5505	5505	119	Crested Peak	3530
60	Triangle Peak	5495	120	Bird Ridge Point	3505

The following people are known to have climbed all 120 summits:

Name / Year Completed

Jim Sayler / 1998
Wendy Sanem / 2001
Richard Baranow / 2006
Wayne Todd / 2012
Ross Noffsinger / 2016
Dave Hart / 2018
Billy Finley / 2020

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