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'''Ptarmigan Peak''' is a {{convert|4911|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain in the [[Chugach Mountains]] near [[Anchorage]], [[Alaska]]. Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers.<ref name=50hikes/> Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side.<ref name=50hikes/> In winter, ski mountaineering is also possible on the mountain.<ref>Louis W. Dawson. ''Wild Snow''. [[The Mountaineers Books]] (1998), [https://books.google.com/books?id=OqQOLMUfohIC&pg=PA101 p. 101].</ref> |
'''Ptarmigan Peak''' is a {{convert|4911|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain in the [[Chugach Mountains]] near [[Anchorage]], [[Alaska]]. Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers.<ref name=50hikes/> Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side, often via the west ridge that begins at Ptarmigan Pass.<ref name=50hikes/> In winter, ski mountaineering is also possible on the mountain.<ref>Louis W. Dawson. ''Wild Snow''. [[The Mountaineers Books]] (1998), [https://books.google.com/books?id=OqQOLMUfohIC&pg=PA101 p. 101].</ref> |
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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.<ref name=accidents>American Alpine Club. ''Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1998''. [[The Mountaineers Books]] (1998), [https://books.google.com/books?id=5CpDZAnzxQoC&pg=PA23 p. 23].</ref> Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.<ref name=accidents/> |
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.<ref name=accidents>American Alpine Club. ''Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1998''. [[The Mountaineers Books]] (1998), [https://books.google.com/books?id=5CpDZAnzxQoC&pg=PA23 p. 23].</ref> Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.<ref name=accidents/> |
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| Elevation | 4,911 ft (1,497 m)[1] |
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| Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
Ptarmigan Peak is a 4,911-foot (1,497 m) mountain in the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers.[1] Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side, often via the west ridge that begins at Ptarmigan Pass.[1] In winter, ski mountaineering is also possible on the mountain.[2]
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.[3] Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Shane Shepherd& Owen Wozniak. 50 Hikes in Alaska's Chugach State Park. The Mountaineers Books (2001), p. 138.
- ^ Louis W. Dawson. Wild Snow. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 101.
- ^ a b American Alpine Club. Accidents in North American Mountaineering 1998. The Mountaineers Books (1998), p. 23.
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