Nature
Carpathian Peak is a striking mountain in southern Alaska’s Kenai Mountains, where the Kenai and Chugach ranges meet near Whittier. Though only a little above 6,000 feet, it rises sharply from sea level at Blackstone Bay, giving it dramatic local relief above tidewater and a heavily glaciated setting bordered by Skookum, Portage, and Spencer glaciers. In a severe subarctic climate, the most favorable viewing and climbing season is May through July. First climbed in 1959 by Keith Hart, Ted Barrett, and Mat Nitsch, it received its official name that year in honor of the Carpathian Mountains, a choice meant as a symbol of freedom.
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Whittier, Alaska · United States
