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Murphy Dome is the highest point close to Fairbanks. The last couple hundred feet of the domes elevation is actually alpine. It's a good place to go if you just need a quick break from the city. There are three trails off Murphy Dome. The first one, a road the turns off to the left before reaching the summit, runs out along the ridge line and out above Minto Lakes and down to the Chatanika River.

The second and third trails which you can also drive down from the summit. These roads may be a little too rough for some cars to make it down. Most motor vehicles on these trails are often ATV's.

The third trail, the road the splits to the right, runs along a ridge and passes by some tors, or medium sized granite rocks, about 25ft high. The trail also continues down the ridge to the Chatanika River.

The top of Murphy Dome is low vegetation for easy off trail exploration. There are a couple tors along the western end of Murphy Dome. Fun to climb on and just sit and enjoy the view from. Nothing really technical.

Murphy Dome can offer good star gazing or northern lights viewing. Especially when Fairbanks is covering in ice fog.

There are no public restrooms available on Murphy Dome. (We've been asked. So just putting it out there.)