Andy Simons Mountain

Andy Simons Mountain is a prominent 6,407-foot peak in the Kenai Mountains of southern Alaska, north of Seward in Chugach National Forest. Rising beside the Seward Highway and Alaska Railroad, it is considered the fourth-highest peak on the Kenai Peninsula and drains into Kenai Lake. Its long ridge, double summit, subarctic climate, and forested lower slopes define its landscape. The mountain’s recorded climbing history began with a first ascent on May 18, 1963. Later that year, the United States Geological Survey adopted the name honoring Andrew Adrian Simons, an early settler, Alaska’s first registered hunting guide, and a longtime Alaska Game Commission member associated with wildlife conservation.

Primrose, Alaska · United States