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Mount Williwaw, a 5,446-foot peak in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains about 12 miles southeast of downtown Anchorage, is the highest point of the Chugach Front Range and a prominent feature of the city’s mountain front. Officially named in 1964, it recalls a May 1962 tragedy when a Fort Richardson infantry company was caught in a williwaw near the mountain and three men died before rescue. Its first recorded ascent followed on June 11, 1965, by the South Ridge. Williwaw Lakes below the peak have served climbers as campsites, while the mountain remains known for severe subarctic weather and drainage into Ship Creek and Campbell Creek.
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Anchorage, Alaska · United States
