Mount Alpenglow

Mount Alpenglow is a 4,816-foot peak in Alaska’s Kenai Mountains on the south shore of Turnagain Arm, within Chugach National Forest. Though modest in elevation for Alaska, it is striking for its steep rise from near sea level, with its north side climbing almost a vertical mile in just a mile of horizontal distance, making it the highest peak along Turnagain Arm. Visible from Bird Point, the Seward Highway, the Alaska Railroad, and Penguin Peak, it is a familiar landmark. Its name comes from the pink after-sunset light often seen on its slopes, and the name was officially adopted in 1969.

Sunrise, Alaska · United States