For other uses, see Ptarmigan Peak.

Ptarmigan Peak is a 5,053-foot (1,540 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers.[2] Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side, often via the west ridge that begins at Ptarmigan Pass.[2][3] In winter, ski mountaineering is also possible on the mountain.[4]

In 1997, 14 members of a mountaineering expedition from the University of Alaska Anchorage (two instructors and twelve students) fell 1,000 feet down the mountain's north face.[5] Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ptarmigan Peak (Alaska)
  2. ^ a b Shepherd, Shane; Wozniak, Owen (2001). 50 Hikes in Alaska's Chugach State Park. The Mountaineers Books. p. 138. ISBN 978-0898867657.
  3. ^ Woelber, Paxson. "Ptarmigan Peak". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Louis W. Dawson. Wild Snow. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 101.
  5. ^ a b American Alpine Club. Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1998. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 23.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptarmigan_Peak_(Alaska)
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