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Mountain Peaks in Alaska

112 mountain peaks in Alaska with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Copper River Census Area has the most (13). The darkest skies are at Mount Fairweather (Bortle 1).

Top mountain peaks

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 VeniaminofMountain Peak
Mount VeniaminofLake and Peninsula Borough · 2,118 m
TanagaMountain Peak
TanagaAleutians West Census Area · 1,795 m
Mount VsevidofMountain Peak
Mount VsevidofAleutians West Census Area · 1,872 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (112)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Mount ForakerDenali Borough5,270 mMeadow Lakes1
Mount FairweatherYakutat City and Borough4,620 mJuneau1
Mount WrangellCopper River Census Area4,157 m1
Mount Saint EliasYakutat City and Borough5,489 m1
Mount ClevelandAleutians West Census Area1,652 m1
Mount BonaCopper River Census Area4,986 m1
Mount BlackburnCopper River Census Area4,839 m1
Mount SanfordCopper River Census Area4,943 m1
Mount Marcus BakerMatanuska-Susitna Borough3,993 mPalmer1
Mount VeniaminofLake and Peninsula Borough2,118 m1
TanagaAleutians West Census Area1,795 m1
Mount VsevidofAleutians West Census Area1,872 m1
Mount ChurchillCopper River Census Area4,726 m1
Augustine VolcanoKenai Peninsula Borough—Homer1
Mount OkmokAleutians West Census Area—1
Mount ShishaldinAleutians East Borough—1
Mount PavlofAleutians East Borough—King Cove1
NovaruptaKodiak Island Borough—Kodiak1
Mount RedoubtKenai Peninsula Borough—Kalifornsky1
Fourpeaked MountainKenai Peninsula Borough1,999 mKodiak1
Mount IliamnaKenai Peninsula Borough—Homer1
Mount AdagdakAleutians West Census Area498 m1
Copter PeakNoatakNorth Slope Borough1,030 m1
Mount SpurrKenai Peninsula Borough3,236 mKenai1
Mount HubbardYakutat City and Borough4,525 m1
Mount KanagaAleutians West Census Area—1
Mount CookYakutat City and Borough4,058 m1
Korovin VolcanoAleutians West Census Area1,506 m1
Mount EdgecumbeSitka City and Borough938 mSitka1
Mount GriggsLake and Peninsula Borough2,312 mKodiak1
Mount IstoNorth Slope Borough2,702 m1
Mount VancouverYakutat City and Borough—1
Mount HayesSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area4,105 mBadger1
Mount DouglasKenai Peninsula Borough2,005 mKodiak1
Amak VolcanoAleutians East Borough—1
Mount AlverstoneYakutat City and Borough4,276 m1
Yantarni VolcanoLake and Peninsula Borough1,178 m1
Mount AugustaYakutat City and Borough4,201 m1
Mount MoffettAleutians West Census Area1,050 m1
Mount CarlisleAleutians West Census Area—1
Mount WestdahlAleutians East Borough1,561 m1
Isanotski PeaksAleutians East Borough2,328 m1
Mount DrumCopper River Census Area3,530 m1
Mount KialagvikKodiak Island Borough1,582 m1
Devils ThumbPetersburg Borough2,183 mPetersburg1
Mount ChamberlinNorth Slope Borough2,739 m1
Mount HunterMatanuska-Susitna Borough4,343 mMeadow Lakes1
Mount DuttonAleutians East Borough1,382 mKing Cove1
Mount MageikLake and Peninsula Borough2,045 mKodiak1
Mount RecheshnoiAleutians West Census Area1,933 m1
Mount GilbertAleutians East Borough753 mAkutan1
Mount GordonCopper River Census Area2,709 m1
Mount TorbertKenai Peninsula Borough3,478 mKenai1
Mount BearCopper River Census Area4,515 m1
Mount JarvisCopper River Census Area4,050 m1
Atna PeaksCopper River Census Area4,098 m1
Black PeakLake and Peninsula Borough941 m1
University PeakCopper River Census Area4,276 m1
Mount CrillonGlacier BayHoonah-Angoon Census Area3,677 mJuneau1
Mount HuntingtonMatanuska-Susitna Borough3,466 mMeadow Lakes1
Mount Quincy AdamsHoonah-Angoon Census Area3,859 mJuneau1
Mount RussellMatanuska-Susitna Borough3,438 mMeadow Lakes1
Mount JuneauJuneau City and Borough1,058 mJuneau6
Devils PawJuneau City and Borough2,616 mJuneau1
Mount OrvilleHoonah-Angoon Census Area3,035 mJuneau1
Mount KupreanofLake and Peninsula Borough1,783 m1
Mount DenisonKodiak Island Borough2,104 mKodiak1
Mount StellerLake and Peninsula Borough2,233 mKodiak1
Mount DeborahSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area3,718 mBadger1
Mount SalisburyHoonah-Angoon Census Area3,610 mJuneau1
Mount IgikpakNorthwest Arctic Borough1,812 m1
Pavlof SisterAleutians East Borough2,055 mKing Cove1
Mount SilverthroneDenali Borough3,895 mMeadow Lakes1
Mount WilburHoonah-Angoon Census Area3,138 mJuneau1
Polar Bear PeakAnchorage Municipality1,655 mGirdwood3
Mount DanaAleutians East Borough818 mSand Point1
Regal MountainCopper River Census Area4,022 m1
Arrigetch PeaksYukon-Koyukuk Census Area1,688 m1
Snowy MountainKodiak Island Borough2,118 mKodiak1
Mount PrindleYukon-Koyukuk Census Area1,490 mBadger1
Mount VerstoviaSitka City and Borough1,022 mSitka4
Devils DeskKodiak Island Borough1,767 mKodiak1
Flattop MountainAnchorage Municipality908 mElmendorf Air Force Base4
Mount Tom WhiteChugach Census Area3,379 m1
Mount MatherDenali Borough3,631 mMeadow Lakes1
Mount SeguamAleutians West Census Area—1
Ugashik-PeulikLake and Peninsula Borough—Kodiak1
Mount DickeyMatanuska-Susitna Borough2,749 mMeadow Lakes1
Aello PeakCopper River Census Area4,362 m1
Mount MarathonKenai Peninsula Borough1,257 mSeward4
Mount SusitnaMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,215 mBig Lake2
Mount ThorMatanuska-Susitna Borough3,619 mValdez1
Byron PeakKenai Peninsula Borough1,400 mGirdwood2
Pioneer PeakMatanuska-Susitna Borough1,745 mButte3
Tukgahgo MountainHaines Borough1,400 mHaines1
Mount Billy MitchellChugach Census Area2,122 mValdez1
Black PeakKenai Peninsula Borough1,722 mKenai1
Mount La PerouseHoonah-Angoon Census Area3,183 mJuneau1
Hayes VolcanoMatanuska-Susitna Borough—Kenai1
Mount KukakKodiak Island Borough—Kodiak1
Mount BassieSitka City and Borough1,305 mSitka2
Mount RipinskiHaines Borough1,050 mHaines1
Mount RobertsJuneau City and Borough1,096 mJuneau5
Mount StellerChugach Census Area3,025 m1
Mount MillerYakutat City and Borough2,650 m1
Bashful PeakAnchorage Municipality2,315 mButte2
Ptarmigan PeakAnchorage Municipality1,344 mElmendorf Air Force Base4
Mount GannettChugach Census Area2,919 mButte2
Gastineau PeakJuneau City and Borough1,036 mJuneau5
Dinglishna HillMatanuska-Susitna Borough101 mBig Lake2
Mount AbbeGlacier BayHoonah-Angoon Census Area2,420 mJuneau1
Mount BerthaGlacier BayHoonah-Angoon Census Area2,873 mJuneau1

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.