Tikishla Peak

Tikishla Peak is a 5,229-foot mountain in Alaska’s western Chugach Mountains, about 11 miles east of Anchorage, on the Fort Richardson Military Reservation. Its slopes drain west toward Cook Inlet through Ship Creek and Campbell Creek. Though not especially high, it rises steeply above the surrounding land, climbing about 2,300 feet over Campbell Creek Canyon in a mile, and a typical ascent is a strenuous 15-mile round trip with roughly 5,200 feet of elevation gain. In a subarctic climate shaped by moisture from the Gulf of Alaska, it has long snowy winters and mild summers. Its Denaʼina name means “black bear,” and the name was proposed in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska.

Anchorage, Alaska · United States