Information About

Benign Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 16' 27" N,
149 ° 1' 24" W

Region

Anchorage

Parent

Chugach Mountains

Elevation

6988 ft (2129.94 m)

Uses

Benign Peak in Detail.

About

In Chugach Mountains, 4.5 mi S of Eklutna Lake and 28 mi ENE of Anchorage.

History

So named in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska because "nearby Bellicose Peak was a much harder climb, while this one's nature was quite benign."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Benign Peak
Dams:

Eklutna Dam, Eklutna Dam,

Glaciers:

Clear Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Eklutna Glacier, Icicle Glacier, Raven Glacier, West Branch Eklutna Glacier, Whiteout Glacier,

Lakes:

Lake Barbara, Eklutna Lake,

Mountains:

Baleful Peak, Bashful Peak, Mount Beelzebub, Bellicose Peak, Benign Peak, Bold Peak, Camp Robber Peak, East Twin Peak, Hut Peak, The Mitre, Moonlight Mountain, Peeking Mountain, Peril Peak, Pioneer Peak, Polar Bear Peak, Mount POW/MIA, Rook Mountain, Mount Rumble, Sunlight Mountain, Thunder Bird Peak, West Twin Peak, Whiteout Peak, Mount Yukla,

Mountain Passes:

Crow Pass, Moraine Pass,

Peaks:

Antarctic View Peak, Bees Heaven Peak, Bleak Peak, Bounty Peak, Bright Peak, Bunting Peak, Devils Mistress, East Kiliak Peak, Finch Peak, Goat Rock, Gold Star Peak, Icicle Peak, Insignificant Peak, Nantina Point, North Raven Peak, Pass Out Peak, Pepper Peak, Peters Peak, Pleasant Mountain, Polar Peak, Rosy Peak, Saghala Point, Salt Peak, Shaker Peak, South Pioneer Peak, South Raina Peak, Transcendence Peak, Vertigo Peak, West Kiliak Peak, Yudikench Peak,

Streams:

Camp Creek, Goat Creek, Raven Creek, Thachkatnu Creek,

Routes:

Bold Ridge Trail, Crow Pass Trail, East Fork Eklutna River Trail, Eklutna ATV Access Trail, Eklutna Lake Spillway Trail, Eklutna Lakeside Trail, Eklutna Spillway Trail, Twin Peaks Trail, Yuditna Cabin Access Trail, Yuditna Cabin Trail,