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Penguin Peak is a 4,331-foot mountain in the Chugach Mountains of south-central Alaska, within Chugach State Park. About 30 miles southeast of downtown Anchorage and 8 miles east of the Alyeska Resort and Girdwood area, it is a prominent landmark on the north shore of Turnagain Arm and a dominant sight for travelers on the Seward Highway. Its summit looks across Turnagain Arm to Mount Alpenglow. The peak lies in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, mild summers, and heavy precipitation caused by moist air from the Gulf of Alaska rising over the Chugach Mountains. Its runoff drains into Penguin Creek and Turnagain Arm.
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Anchorage, Alaska · United States
