Peril Peak is a mountain summit in Alaska, United States.
Description Peril Peak is located east of Anchorage in the western Chugach Mountains. It ranks as the 14th-highest summit within Chugach State Park.The "Chugach State Park 120", Mountaineering Club of Alaska, Retrieved 2023-12-30.Chugach State Park Peaks, Peakbagger.com, Retrieved 2024-01-28. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Knik Arm via the Eklutna River. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,500 feet (762 m) above the Eklutna Glacier in .
History The peak was so named in 1963 by the members of the Mountaineering Club of Alaska because of the danger and difficulty involved in climbing it.Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 749. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1964 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.United States Board on Geographic Names, Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List No. 6403, 1965, page 4. "Jane Russell Peaks" and "Marilyns Twins" were names rejected by the board, as the landform appears to have twin summits when viewed from the north.
The first ascent of the summit was made on May 23, 1964, by Gregg Erickson, Helga Bading, Jim Frazer, and Hans Van der Laan, from the south.J. Vincent Hoeman, The Western Chugach Range, Alaska, 1966, American Alpine Journal, publications.americanalpineclub.org
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Peril Peak is located in a tundra climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. This climate supports the Eklutna Glacier surrounding the peak.
See also List of mountain peaks of Alaska Geography of Alaska
References
External links Peril Peak: weather forecast