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Near Point

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 9' 19.001" N,
149 ° 39' 0" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Eagle River

Elevation

2733 ft (833.02 m)

Near Point in Detail.

About

In the Chugach Mountains, 3.2 km (2 mi) NW of Wolverine Peak and 8 km (5 mi) SE of Anchorage.

History

So named because it is near Anchorage.

Places Near Near Point
Areas:

Nels Klevens, Nuk-elehitnu Kaq-,

Bays:

Eagle Bay, Knik Arm, Turnagain Arm,

Beaches:

Patricks Beach (not official),

Capes:

Beluga Point, Gull Rock, K-eł Taydeght,

Cities:

Eagle River,

Streams:

Middle Fork Campbell Creek, Snowhawk Creek,

Dams:

Gregory Lake Dam, Lake -O- the Hills Dam, Otter Lake Dam, Ship Creek Dam,

Flats:

Eagle River Flats,

Hills:

Bunker Hill,

Routes:

Black Lake Falls, Easy Money, Even Hookers Get the Blues, Flame Out, Freak Street, Hypercard, O’Malley Falls, Organ Pipes, Ptarmigan Pillar, Roadside Attraction, Ski Tracks, Twin Pillars, Water World,

Islands:

Halfway Island,

Lakes:

Lake Beebe, Cheney Lake, Lake Clunie, Cochise Lake, Diablo Pond, Dishno Pond, Fish Lake, Goose Lake, Green Lake, Gwenn Lake, Hidden Lake, Lake Hideaway, Hillstrand Pond, Lake Kiowa, Lazy Lake, Long Lake, Lower Fire Lake, Lake -O- the Hills, Lake Otis, Otter Lake, Rabbit Lake, Ship Creek Reservoir, Ship Lake, Spring Lake, Tanaina Lake, Triangle Lake, Tuomi Lake, University Lake, Upper Fire Lake, Waldon Lake, Waldron Lake, Williwan Lakes,

Locales:

3 Bowls, Austrian Bowl, Ball Field, Bidarka, Black Lake Chute, Binge Bowl, Cotton Grass, French Bowl, German Bowl, Italian Bowl, KCK, Koch, Leighow Moon, Nike Chutes, North Bowl, North Wedgie, O'Malley Gully, Ship Creek Bowl, Solstice Gully, South Wedgie, Swiss Bowl, Thin White Line, Tiki Cruiser, Windboard Love, Wolverine Chutes,

Mountains:

Avalanche Mountain, Bidarka Peak, Blueberry Knoll, Flattop Mountain, Mount Gordon Lyon, Highland Mountain, Indianhouse Mountain, Little Teton Mountain, McHugh Peak, Near Point, O-Malley Peak, Ptarmigan Peak, Rainbow Peak, The Ramp, Rendezvous Peak, South Yuyanq’ Ch’ex, Tanaina Peak, Temptation Peak, The Wedge, Mount Williwaw, Wolverine Peak,

Parks:

Lake Otis Park, Arnold L Muldoon Park, Bancroft Park, Baxter Bog Park, Beach Lake Park, Campbell Creek Park, Carlson Park, Centennial Park, Chester Creek Greenbelt Park, Cottonwood Park, David Green Park, Davis Park, East Chester/Woodside Park, Fairview Park, Far North Bicentennial Park, Forsythe Park, Goose Lake Park, Hamilton Park, Hillside Park, Jacobson Park, Little Rabbit Creek Bluff Park, Lore Park, Nancy Park, Nichols Park, Oceanview Park, Paxton Memorial Park, Potter Ravine Park, Rabbit Creek Park, Russian Jack Springs Park, Ruth Arcand Park, Salmon Run Park, Sitka Street Park, Stephenson Park, Storck Park, Thompson Park, Tkishla Park, University Park, Wickersham Park,

Mountain Passes:

Indian Creek Pass, Powerline Pass, South Ship Lake Pass, West Ship Lake Pass,

Peaks:

Peak 3, Cedar Point, Elliot, Falls Peak, False Peak, Flaketop Peak, Hidden Peak, Homicide Peak, Hope Mountain, Kanchee Peak, Knoya Peak, Koktoya Peak, Little O'Malley, North Avalanche Mountain, North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex, Peak Two, Shaman Dome, South Avalanche Mountain, South Powerline Peak, The Dome, The Nipple, Tikishla Peak, Mount William Barrett,

Ridges:

Bird Ridge,

Rivers:

Eagle River, South Fork Eagle River,

Streams:

Bird Creek, Carol Creek, Clunie Creek, Falls Creek, Fossil Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Creek, Little Rabbit Creek, Little Survival Creek, McHugh Creek, Meadow Creek, Middle Branch South Fork Chester Creek, Middle Fork Chester Creek, North Branch South Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Campbell Creek, North Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Little Campbell Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, Penguin Creek, Potter Creek, Rabbit Creek, Rainbow Creek, Sixmile Creek, South Branch South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Campbell Creek, South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Little Campbell Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Alder Trail, Alder Trail Part 2, Anchorage Overlook Trail, Avalanche Peak, Ballpark Trail, Bird Ridge Interpretive Trail, Bird Ridge Trail, Bird Valley Trail, Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks Trail, Blueberry Hollow Trail, Blueberry Loop Trail, Bull Rock Trail, Denali View Trail, Eagle River Green Belt Trail, Falls Creek Trail, Flattop Mountain Alternate Trail, Flattop Mountain Trail, Gasline Trail, Golden Grass Trail, Grand View Trail, Hemlock Knob Trail, Hidden Lake Trail, Indian Creek Pass Trail, Little Loop Trail, Little Omalley Trail, Long Lake Trail, Lost Cabin Valley Trail, McHugh Lake Trail, Middle Fork Loop Trail, Mile High Ridge Trail, Mile High Saddle Trail, Mt Baldy Trail, Muktuk Marston Memorial Trail, Near Point Trail, North Fork Trail, Panorama View Trail, Picnic Loop Trail, Powerline Access Trail, Powerline Trail, Ptarmigan Pass Trail, Rabbit Lake Trail, Ramp Trail, Rondevous Peak Spur Trail, Rondevous Peak Trail, Rondevous Ridge Trail, Ship Lake Pass Trail, Silver Fern Trail, South Fork ER Trail, South Fork Rim Trail, Spencer Loop Trail, Spencer Trail, Turnagain Arm Interpretive Trail, Turnagain Arm Trail, White Spruce Trail, Williwaw Lakes Trail, Wolverine Bowl Loop Trail, Wolverine Bowl Trail, Wolverine Peak Trail,

Valleys:

Campbell Creek Canyon,

Cities:

Airport Heights, Artesian Village, Basher, Bonibrook, Chugach Heights, City View, DeBarr Vista, East Chester, Fairview, Fort Richardson, Grandview Gardens, Green Acres, Homesite Park, Indian, Justamere Ranch, Knik Heights, Lange, Lawrence, Lindale, Mountain View, Nunaka Valley, Potter Hill, Rees, Rogers Park, Rogers Park, Runstettler, Traversie, Tuomi, Vanover, Wilson Village, Wonder Park,

Waterfalls:

Barbara Falls,