Paradise Peak

Paradise Peak is a 6,050-foot mountain in Alaska’s Kenai Mountains, about 14 miles northeast of Seward within Chugach National Forest. Its slopes drain through the Snow River into Kenai Lake, linking it to the glacial landscape around neighboring Paradise Valley, from which it takes its name. Although modest by Alaska standards, it rises more than 4,800 feet above the valley in only 1.5 miles, giving it dramatic local relief. The name was officially adopted in 1971, and the first recorded ascent was made by Grace Hoeman on June 29, 1969, via the West Ridge. Its tundra climate and heavy precipitation support several glaciers on its slopes.

Primrose, Alaska · United States