Information About

Moraine Pass

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Location

61 ° 5' 31.999" N,
149 ° 11' 48.001" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

3819 ft (1164.03 m)

Moraine Pass in Detail.

About

In the Chugach Mountains, between the heads of the North Fork Ship Creek and Camp Creek, 25 mi ESE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1963 by members of the Mointaineering Club of Alaska because the surface of the pass consists of morainal material.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Moraine Pass

Capes:

Bird Point, Snipers Point,

Cities:

Girdwood,

Glaciers:

Wall Street Glacier, Raisin Glacier, Thunder Glacier, Emerald Glacier, Peterson Creek Glacier, Bird Glacier, Clear Glacier, Crow Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Eklutna Glacier, Flute Glacier, Glacier G210678E61146N, Glacier G210797E61155N, Glacier G210852E61219N, Glacier G210908E61055N, Glacier G210920E61083N, Glacier G210924E61072N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210956E61100N, Glacier G210956E61225N, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211005E61163N, Glacier G211009E61041N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211015E61158N, Icicle Glacier, Kern Creek Glacier, Milk Glacier, Organ Glacier, Raven Glacier, West Branch Eklutna Glacier,

Routes:

Baby Candyland, Candyland, Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Eagle Lake, Symphony Lake,

Locales:

Baranow Couloir, Death Bowls, Symphony Tarns,

Mountains:

Mount Alpenglow, Mount Alyeska, Barnes Mountain, Baumann Bump, Mount Beelzebub, Bellicose Peak, Benign Peak, Bird Peak, Bradley Peak, Calliope Mountain, Camp Robber Peak, Cantata Peak, Crow Peak, Eagle Peak, Goat Mountain, Harp Mountain, Hibbs Peak, Hurdygurdy Mountain, Jewel Mountain, Magpie Peak, Moonlight Mountain, Notch Mountain, Organ Mountain, Peeking Mountain, Peril Peak, Polar Bear Peak, Raggedtop Mountain, Rook Mountain, Mount Rumble, Summit Mountain, Sunlight Mountain, Mount Yukla,

Parks:

Chugach State Park,

Mountain Passes:

Archangel Pass, Bird Creek Pass, Blackout Pass, Crow Pass, Moraine Pass, Steamroller Pass,

Peaks:

Adelie Point, Bearberry Point, Bees Heaven Peak, Berg Peak, Birds Eye Peak, Bramble Knoll, California Peak, Chinstrap Peak, Crested Peak, Devils Mistress, East Kiliak Peak, East Kinglet Peak, Fishs Breath, Gentoo Peak, Grey Jay Peak, Highbush Peak, Icicle Peak, Middle Kinglet Peak, Middle Raven Peak, Nantina Point, Nest Peak, North Raven Peak, Penguin Peak, Peters Peak, Pleasant Mountain, Saghala Point, South Raina Peak, South Raven Peak, Tail Feather Peak, The Watchman, Transcendence Peak, Vertigo Peak, West Kiliak Peak, West Kinglet Peak,

Streams:

California Creek, Camp Creek, Crow Creek, Falling Water Creek, Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, Milk Creek, Peterson Creek, Raven Creek, Sawmill Creek, Seattle Creek, Slate Creek, Virgin Creek, Winner Creek,

Routes:

Abe's Trail, Albert Loop Trail, Bird Point Interpretive Trail, Cali Creek Trail, Connector 1 Trail, Connector 2 Trail, Crow Pass Trail, Dew Mound Trail, Eagle River North Fork Access Trail, Four Corners Loop Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail, Jewel Mountain, Lake Spur HV Trail, Mountain Meadow Trail, Penguin Creek Trail, Rapids Camp Loop Trail, River Loop Trail, Rodak Nature Loop Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gulch, Hanging Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,