Alaska Peaks with 5000 feet of ProminenceShowing 's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (0 out of 0, or NaN%)Rank | Peak | Prom-Ft (Avg) | Elev-Ft (Avg) | Range (Level 3) | Isol-Mi |
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1. | Denali | 20,162 | 20,310 | Alaska Range | 4629.4 | 20. | Mount Foraker | 7250 | 17,400 | Alaska Range | 13.5 | 4. | Mount Hayes | 11,507 | 13,832 | Alaska Range | 125.5 | 58. | Mount Deborah | 5189 | 12,339 | Alaska Range | 15.6 | 49. | Mount Russell | 5520 | 11,670 | Alaska Range | 13.1 | 9. | Mount Torbert | 8688 | 11,413 | Alaska Range | 97.7 | 18. | Mount Kimball | 7425 | 10,350 | Alaska Range | 55.5 | 23. | Mount Hesperus | 6978 | 9828 | Alaska Range | 54.7 | 29. | Kichatna Spire | 6235 | 8985 | Alaska Range | 33.5 | 61. | Peak 8488 | 5138 | 8488 | Alaska Range | 10.1 | 59. | Peak 8336 | 5186 | 8336 | Alaska Range | 20.4 | 8. | Redoubt Volcano | 9147 | 10,197 | Aleutian Ranges | 58.5 | 14. | Iliamna Volcano | 7866 | 10,016 | Aleutian Ranges | 33.5 | 27. | Mount Neacola | 6376 | 9426 | Aleutian Ranges | 30.9 | 7. | Shishaldin Volcano | 9414 | 9414 | Aleutian Ranges | 544.9 | 10. | Pavlof Volcano | 8225 | 8250 | Aleutian Ranges | 93.9 | 11. | Mount Veniaminof | 8200 | 8225 | Aleutian Ranges | 209.2 | 41. | Isanotski Peaks | 5856 | 8106 | Aleutian Ranges | 9.3 | 19. | Mount Griggs | 7300 | 7650 | Aleutian Ranges | 135.4 | 22. | Mount Vsevidof | 7051 | 7051 | Aleutian Ranges | 222.5 | 28. | Mount Douglas | 6300 | 7050 | Aleutian Ranges | 42.6 | 26. | Mount Chiginagak | 6675 | 6925 | Aleutian Ranges | 97.6 | 31. | Pogromni Volcano | 6206 | 6531 | Aleutian Ranges | 30.8 | 38. | Makushin Volcano | 5950 | 5950 | Aleutian Ranges | 83.0 | 39. | Tanaga Volcano | 5925 | 5925 | Aleutian Ranges | 407.3 | 43. | Frosty Peak | 5753 | 5803 | Aleutian Ranges | 35.2 | 44. | Great Sitkin Volcano | 5710 | 5710 | Aleutian Ranges | 87.7 | 45. | Mount Cleveland | 5675 | 5675 | Aleutian Ranges | 55.9 | 55. | Carlisle Island High Point | 5283 | 5283 | Aleutian Ranges | 6.5 | 60. | Mount Gareloi | 5160 | 5160 | Aleutian Ranges | 28.3 | 65. | Korovin Volcano | 5030 | 5030 | Aleutian Ranges | 85.0 | 13. | Mount Isto | 7901 | 8976 | Brooks Range | 393.6 | 33. | Mount Igikpak | 6126 | 8276 | Brooks Range | 281.6 | 47. | Devils Paw | 5587 | 8507 | Coast Mountains | 61.6 | 34. | Snow Tower | 6122 | 6572 | Coast Mountains | 10.1 | 51. | Baranof Island High Point | 5390 | 5390 | Northwest Coast Islands | 78.7 | 5. | Mount Saint Elias | 11,249 | 18,008 | Saint Elias Mountains | 25.4 | 24. | Mount Bona | 6900 | 16,550 | Saint Elias Mountains | 49.4 | 2. | Mount Fairweather | 12,995 | 15,325 | Saint Elias Mountains | 124.4 | 12. | Mount Hubbard | 8060 | 14,950 | Saint Elias Mountains | 21.0 | 64. | Mount Bear | 5054 | 14,831 | Saint Elias Mountains | 19.3 | 62. | Mount Augusta | 5080 | 14,070 | Saint Elias Mountains | 14.2 | 15. | Mount Cook | 7710 | 13,760 | Saint Elias Mountains | 14.2 | 36. | Mount Natazhat | 5985 | 13,435 | Saint Elias Mountains | 15.0 | 21. | Mount Crillon | 7176 | 12,726 | Saint Elias Mountains | 19.2 | 50. | Mount Foresta | 5400 | 11,050 | Saint Elias Mountains | 11.4 | 48. | Mount Seattle | 5560 | 10,350 | Saint Elias Mountains | 11.1 | 52. | Granite Range High Point | 5367 | 8517 | Saint Elias Mountains | 9.6 | 3. | Mount Blackburn | 11,640 | 16,390 | South-Central Alaska | 60.6 | 16. | Mount Sanford | 7687 | 16,237 | South-Central Alaska | 40.2 | 46. | Mount Wrangell | 5613 | 14,163 | South-Central Alaska | 14.5 | 6. | Mount Marcus Baker | 10,751 | 13,176 | South-Central Alaska | 126.3 | 25. | Mount Drum | 6760 | 12,010 | South-Central Alaska | 16.3 | 17. | Mount Tom White | 7641 | 11,191 | South-Central Alaska | 72.0 | 54. | Mount Miller | 5300 | 10,750 | South-Central Alaska | 38.7 | 53. | Mount Steller | 5365 | 10,515 | South-Central Alaska | 19.3 | 40. | Sovereign Mountain | 5874 | 8849 | South-Central Alaska | 43.9 | 37. | Hanagita Peak | 5954 | 8504 | South-Central Alaska | 21.9 | 57. | Tetlin Peak | 5240 | 8365 | South-Central Alaska | 23.8 | 30. | Peak 8084 | 6234 | 8084 | South-Central Alaska | 42.8 | 32. | Peak 8010 | 6160 | 8010 | South-Central Alaska | 25.3 | 56. | Bashful Peak | 5275 | 8005 | South-Central Alaska | 20.2 | 63. | Peak 6915 | 5065 | 6915 | South-Central Alaska | 9.0 | 35. | Truuli Peak | 6062 | 6612 | South-Central Alaska | 87.8 | 42. | Isthmus Peak | 5843 | 6532 | South-Central Alaska | 32.3 |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionList Info
This list, which is probably 95% complete or more, lists 64 peaks with 5000 feet of clean prominence in Alaska. The entire rest of the U.S.A. has 62 peaks above this threshold (5 in Hawaii, 57 in the 48 states). This statement alone is testament to the embarassment of mountain riches in Alaska.
Note that the unranked peaks on this list have less than 5000 feet of clean prominece, but they do have 5000 feet or more of optimistic prominence. These unranked peaks are "error range" summits, and some of them may have a very good chance of being over the cutoff. Some climbers elect to ascend these unranked peaks for the sake of completeness.
Like the list of Alaska Borough/Census Area high points, this is a list that no one has completed or even seriously started and is a strong contender for the toughest list on this site. Some of these peaks might not have even been climbed at all yet. Particularly hard would be getting to the Aleutian Range and Islands for some of these summits, but there are certainly many other issues (such a high probablity of death while doing so many serious climbs) that would have to be surmounted to make inroads here.
Sources
- Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1999 by Ron Tagliapietra and Andy Martin.
- Adam Helman's update and refinement of that list, located at the web link below.
- I made some minor adjustments and added peak lat-longs and other information for those peaks not already in my database, plus added key col lat-longs.
Links Alaska 5000-foot Prominence Peaks - Adam Helman
Selected Guidebook(s) for this List Alaska: A Climbing Guide (Wood, Coombs)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peak with Rank #1 on List;   = Other Peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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