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Alaska Photography Guide

West · 708 locations

708 photo locations in Alaska — 141 lighthouses, 120 scenic viewpoints, 112 mountain peaks, 77 waterfalls and more — plus 19 National Park Service sites and golden hour times for 5 cities. Aurora needs about Kp 1.0+ in central Alaska. Wildflowers peak around July.

Photo locations
708
NPS sites
19
Milky Way season
Limited
Peak bloom
July
Aurora
Kp 1.0+

Top photo locations in Alaska

Brooks FallsWaterfall
Brooks FallsLake and Peninsula Borough · 29 m
Mount ForakerMountain Peak
Mount ForakerDenali Borough · 5,270 m
Mount FairweatherMountain Peak
Mount FairweatherYakutat City and Borough · 4,620 m
Mount WrangellMountain Peak
Mount WrangellCopper River Census Area · 4,157 m
Mount Saint EliasMountain Peak
Mount Saint EliasYakutat City and Borough · 5,489 m
Mount ClevelandMountain Peak
Mount ClevelandAleutians West Census Area · 1,652 m
Mount BonaMountain Peak
Mount BonaCopper River Census Area · 4,986 m
Mount BlackburnMountain Peak
Mount BlackburnCopper River Census Area · 4,839 m
Mount SanfordMountain Peak
Mount SanfordCopper River Census Area · 4,943 m
Mount Marcus BakerMountain Peak
Mount Marcus BakerMatanuska-Susitna Borough · 3,993 m
Mount KatmaiVolcano
Mount KatmaiKodiak Island Borough
Arctic National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge
Arctic National Wildlife RefugeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Browse by type

Lighthouses141Scenic Viewpoints120Mountain Peaks112Waterfalls77Glaciers46Lakes36Mountain Passes28Hot Springs28Beaches22Wilderness Areas20Volcanoes19National Wildlife Refuges19Ghost Towns15State Parks11National Forests4Botanical Gardens2Canyons2Caves2Natural Arches2Rock Formations1Covered Bridges1

National Park Service sites in Alaska

Denali National Park & PreserveAK
Denali National Park & PreserveNational Park & Preserve
Gates Of The Arctic National Park & PreserveAK
Gates Of The Arctic National Park & PreserveNational Park & Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveAK
Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveNational Park & Preserve
Katmai National Park & PreserveAK
Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park & Preserve
Kenai Fjords National ParkAK
Kenai Fjords National ParkNational Park
Kobuk Valley National ParkAK
Kobuk Valley National ParkNational Park
Lake Clark National Park & PreserveAK
Lake Clark National Park & PreserveNational Park & Preserve
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveAK
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveNational Park & Preserve
Aniakchak National Monument & PreserveAK
Aniakchak National Monument & PreserveNational Monument & Preserve
Cape Krusenstern National MonumentAK
Cape Krusenstern National MonumentNational Monument
Bering Land Bridge National PreserveAK
Bering Land Bridge National PreserveNational Preserve
Noatak National PreserveAK
Noatak National PreserveNational Preserve

Golden hour in Alaska cities

Anchorage, AKPop. 289,600
Fairbanks, AKPop. 32,325
JU
Juneau, AKPop. 31,555
ER
Eagle River, AKPop. 24,793
BA
Badger, AKPop. 19,482

Night sky

Darkest skies in Alaska

Denali State ParkState Park
Denali State ParkMatanuska-Susitna Borough
Wood-Tikchik State ParkState Park
Wood-Tikchik State ParkDillingham Census Area
Kachemak Bay State ParkState Park
Kachemak Bay State ParkKenai Peninsula Borough
Afognak Island State ParkState Park
Afognak Island State ParkKodiak Island Borough
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle PreserveState Park
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle PreserveHaines Borough
Chena River State Recreation AreaState Park
Chena River State Recreation AreaFairbanks North Star Borough

Nature calendars

Scenic byways in Alaska

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