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Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks is a 4,448-foot mountain in Alaska's western Chugach Mountains, about five miles east of Eagle River, within Chugach State Park. Its north slope drains to Peters Creek and its south slope to Meadow Creek and Knik Arm. Although modest by Alaska standards, it is notable for steep local relief, with the summit rising about 2,150 feet above Meadow Creek in only 0.6 miles. A popular hiking destination, it is commonly climbed on a 7.6-mile round trip gaining roughly 3,030 feet, with May through October usually best. Mountaineer Vin Hoeman named it for the dark lichen on its southern cliffs, though the name remains unofficial federally.
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Anchorage, Alaska · United States
