Information About

Wardies Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 49' 16" N,
148 ° 14' 28" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Elevation

2749 ft (837.9 m)

Wardies Peak in Detail.

About

Located 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the west end of Anthracite Ridge, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) northeast of Upper Bonnie Lake, 104 km (65 mi) northeast of Anchorage.

History

Named for Wardie W King (1914-1995), Chief of Safety for the US Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District, and longtime resident of a cabin located near the summit.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-4 (1952), Anchorage D-4 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-4 (1994), Anchorage D-4 SE (2016),

Places Near Wardies Peak

Areas:

Nuk-din-itnu Kaq-,

Channels:

K-ay-delghots- Tayene-,

Flats:

Boulder Creek Flats,

Glaciers:

Metal Creek Glacier,

Routes:

Awesome Pillar, Paradise Pillar,

Lakes:

Bonnie Lake, Long Lake, Ravine Lake, Rush Lake, Upper Bonnie Lake, Wiener Lake,

Mountains:

Puddingstone Hill, Wardies Peak,

Peaks:

Alabaster Peak, Amulet Peak, Awesome Peak,

Ridges:

Anthracite Ridge,

Rivers:

Chickaloon River,

Streams:

Black Shale Creek, Boulder Creek, Boulder Creek, Cascade Creek, Chikootna Creek, Coal Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Doone Creek, East Boulder Creek, Kutzkatna Creek, Meadow Creek, Monument Creek, Moss Creek, Mudflow Creek, Ninemile Creek, O-Brien Creek, Purinton Creek, Riley Creek, Saw Mill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Shuna Creek, Tukmakna Creek, Winding Creek,

Routes:

Chickaloon Knik Nelchina Trail, Chickaloon River Trail,