Information About

Bench Peak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bench Peak on The Map

Location

60 ° 39' 0" N,
149 ° 7' 54.998" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Girdwood

Elevation

5144 ft (1567.89 m)

Bench Peak in Detail.

About

3.8 mi NE of Bench Lake and 14 mi SSW of Portage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named for the nearby lake and stream of the same name.

Topo Maps

Seward C-6 (1951), Seward C-6 (1951), Seward C-6 (1951), Seward C-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-6 (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 C-6 (1997),
Places Near Bench Peak
Streams:

Davis Creek,

Glaciers:

Bartlett Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210726E60839N, Glacier G211027E60434N, Glacier G211040E60441N, Trail Glacier,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Bench Lake, Grant Lake, Johnson Lake, Luebner Lake,

Mine:

Blackstone Mine, Case Mine, Case Mine, Crown Point Mine, Solars Mine,

Mountains:

Anderson Peak, Bench Peak, Cornbiscuit, Kickstep Mountain, Lark Mountain, Solars Mountain, Sunburst, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Johnson Creek Summit, Turnagain Pass,

Peaks:

East Groundhog Peak, Fiddlehead Mountain, Flying Cornice, Gleason Creek Ridge, Granddaddy, Merlin Mountain, Pastoral Peak, Pyramid Peak, Shrike Mountain, Tincan Roadside, West Groundhog Peak,

Ridges:

Seattle Creek Headwall, Seattle Ridge,

Rivers:

Placer River, Twentymile River,

Routes:

-1 Bowl, 1st Bowl, 2nd Bowl, 3rd Bowl, 4th Bowl, Bermuda Triangle, Center Ridge, Cornbiscuit, Eddy's, Gods Country, Lipps, Little Sweden, Magnum, Pete's North, Pete's South, Sunburst, The Library, Wolverine, Zero Bowl,

Streams:

Bench Creek, Bertha Creek, Center Creek, Divide Creek, Gleason Creek, Granite Creek, Groundhog Creek, Henry Creek, Ingram Creek, Johnson Creek, Lynx Creek, Lyon Creek, Moose Creek, Ohio Creek, Petes Creek, Portage Creek, Skookum Creek, Spokane Creek, Taylor Creek, Tincan Creek, Trail Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Grant Lake Trail, Johnson Pass Trail, Johnson Pass Trail, Spencer Glacier Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Placer River Valley,