Information About

Portage Pass

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Portage Pass on The Map

Location

60 ° 45' 55.001" N,
148 ° 45' 36" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

591 ft (180.14 m)

Portage Pass in Detail.

About

between Portage Lake and Passage Canal, 2.5 mi. SW of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name published on recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps; derived from nearby Portage Glacier.

Topo Maps

Seward D-5 (1951), Seward D-5 (1951), Seward D-5 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-5 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-5 SW (1984), Seward D-5 (1995),
Places Near Portage Pass
Bays:

Blackstone Bay, Emerald Bay, Shotgun Cove, Smitty's Cove,

Capes:

Bur Point, Trinity Point,

Cities:

Whittier,

Glaciers:

Bartlett Glacier, Beloit Glacier, Billings Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Cotterell Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Glacier G211360E60891N, Lawrence Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Lowell Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Milton Glacier, Northland Glacier, Portage Glacier, Rainy Glacier, Ripon Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Taylor Glacier, Trail Glacier, Twentymile Glacier, Whittier Glacier,

Islands:

Emerald Island, Willard Island,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Carmen Lake, Divide Lake, Portage Lake,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Begich Peak, Blueberry Hill, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Mount Luther Kelly, Maynard Mountain, Nagoon Mountain, Shakespeare Shoulder,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Peaks:

Explorer Peak, Learnard Peak, Lowbush Peak, Lowell Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Passage Peak, Pico España, Portage Peak, Roost, Vigesimal Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier River, South Fork Upper Carmen River, Upper Carmen River,

Streams:

Billings Creek, Cove Creek, Placer Creek, Whittier Creek, Whittier Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Portage Pass Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley,