Many mountaineers group their goals in terms of some common theme: peaks in a certain area, or with a certain elevation or prominence, or with routes requiring certain skills. This page describes a few of the more popular ideas, but don’t let your peakbagging be pigeon-holed!
The “Chugach State Park 120”
The collection of peaks frequently referred to as the ‘Chugach 120’ are 120 peaks located inside the Chugach State Park with roughly 500 feet or more of prominence. The list was created by Steve Gruhn in the early 1990s and adopted into local mountaineering culture as a challenge of skill and commitment. Glacial recession and more accurate measurement techniques mean that this list might not include every peak inside the Park boundary with 500 feet of prominence at this point in time. In the words of Bob Ross, “that’s okay.”
Successful Finishers:
Jim Sayler / 1998
Wendy Sanem / 2001
Richard Baranow / 2006
Wayne Todd / 2012
Ross Noffsinger / 2016
Dave Hart / 2018
Billy Finley / 2020
Eric Parsons / 2021
J.T. Lindholm / 2021
Jen Aschoff / 2022
Kathy Still / 2023
Azriel Sellers / 2024
Sophie Tidler / 2024
Gerrit Verbeek / 2024
See below for the list of peaks included in the classic ‘Chugach 120’
The “Front Range Linkup”
If the '120' is a marathon, this is a sprint. Connect the 12 peaks in the Chugach Front Range with elevations of over 5000 feet in one trip. First completed by Renaissance Man Shawn Lyons (1955-2021, RIP), this challenge has become exponentially more popular in recent years. It goes by many names, including 'The Front Range Linkup' and 'Cosmic Integration.' Local guide Joe Stock is the keeper of the list of completionists. Click here to visit his page.
Wing and a Prayer-PC Nathan Pooler
The “Chugach State Park 120”
Rank |
Peak |
Elevation in feet |
Rank |
Peak |
Elevation in feet |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bashful Peak |
8005 |
61 |
Baneful Peak |
5495 |
||
2 |
Baleful Peak |
7990 |
62 |
Paradise Peak |
5477 |
||
3 |
Bellicose Peak |
7640 |
63 |
West Twin Peak |
5472 |
||
4 |
Mount Yukla |
7535 |
64 |
Mount Significant |
5456 |
||
5 |
Mount Rumble |
7530 |
65 |
Salt Peak |
5455 |
||
6 |
Bold Peak |
7522 |
66 |
Bleak Peak |
5430 |
||
7 |
West Kiliak Peak |
7450 |
67 |
Pepper Peak |
5423 |
||
8 |
Mount Beelzebub |
7280 |
68 |
Mount Williwaw |
5420 |
||
9 |
Benign Peak |
7235 |
69 |
Compass Butte |
5390 |
||
10 |
Mount Soggy |
7190 |
70 |
Temptation Peak |
5384 |
||
11 |
East Kiliak Peak |
7150 |
71 |
Tanaina Peak |
5358 |
||
12 |
Whiteout Peak |
7135 |
72 |
Mile High Peak |
5331 |
||
13 |
Insignificant Peak |
7053 |
73 |
Peak 5320 |
5320 |
||
14 |
Peril Peak |
7040 |
74 |
Peak 5285 |
5285 |
||
15 |
Korohusk Peak |
7030 |
75 |
The Ramp |
5240 |
||
16 |
Organ Mountain |
6980 |
76 |
East Kinglet Peak |
5190 |
||
17 |
Peeking Mountain |
6925 |
77 |
Emerald Peak |
5185 |
||
18 |
Eagle Peak |
6909 |
78 |
Koktoya Peak |
5148 |
||
19 |
Peters Peak |
6885 |
79 |
Avalanche Mountain |
5075 |
||
20 |
Boisterous Peak |
6865 |
80 |
North Suicide Peak |
5065 |
||
21 |
Nantina Point |
6850 |
81 |
West Kinglet Peak |
5050 |
||
22 |
Calliope Mountain |
6821 |
82 |
Nest Peak |
5030 |
||
23 |
Bounty Peak |
6810 |
83 |
Vista Peak |
5026 |
||
24 |
Raina Peak |
6798 |
84 |
Kelly Peak |
5010 |
||
25 |
Devil's Mistress |
6750 |
85 |
South Suicide Peak |
5005 |
||
26 |
Hut Peak |
6695 |
86 |
Harp Mountain |
5001 |
||
27 |
Rook Mountain |
6685 |
87 |
Rubbletop Mountain |
4987 |
||
28 |
White Lice Mountain |
6675 |
88 |
California Peak |
4974 |
||
29 |
The Mitre |
6651 |
89 |
Bird's Eye Peak |
4970 |
||
30 |
Flute Peak |
6634 |
90 |
Tail Feather Peak |
4960 |
||
31 |
Golden Crown |
6618 |
91 |
Ptarmigan Peak |
4950 |
||
32 |
Roost Peak |
6618 |
92 |
The Wing |
4930 |
||
33 |
Polar Bear Peak |
6614 |
93 |
Peak 4744 |
4744 |
||
34 |
Thunder Bird Peak |
6588 |
94 |
The Beak |
4730 |
||
35 |
Bunting Peak |
6585 |
95 |
Mount Elliott |
4710 |
||
36 |
Pleasant Mountain |
6463 |
96 |
Homicide Peak |
4660 |
||
37 |
The Watchman |
6410 |
97 |
The Wedge |
4660 |
||
38 |
Pioneer Peak |
6398 |
98 |
Bird Ridge Overlook |
4625 |
||
39 |
Cantata Peak |
6391 |
99 |
Peak 4515 |
4515 |
||
40 |
Sunlight Mountain |
6390 |
100 |
Flaketop Peak |
4510 |
||
41 |
Bee's Heaven Peak |
6385 |
101 |
Wolverine Peak |
4491 |
||
42 |
Ovis Peak |
6350 |
102 |
Indianhouse Mountain |
4350 |
||
43 |
Moonlight Mountain |
6270 |
103 |
Penguin Peak |
4334 |
||
44 |
Finch Peak |
6150 |
104 |
McHugh Peak |
4311 |
||
45 |
Hurdygurdy Mountain |
5994 |
105 |
Mount Magnificent |
4272 |
||
46 |
East Twin Peak |
5873 |
106 |
The Sail |
4255 |
||
47 |
Camp Robber Peak |
5855 |
107 |
Gentoo Peak |
4196 |
||
48 |
Cumulus Mountain |
5815 |
108 |
Mount Gordon Lyon |
4135 |
||
49 |
Magpie Peak |
5812 |
109 |
Rendezvous Peak |
4084 |
||
50 |
Vertigo Peak |
5775 |
110 |
Mount Eklutna |
4065 |
||
51 |
Grey Jay Peak |
5750 |
111 |
Esbay Peak |
4050 |
||
52 |
Bright Peak |
5745 |
112 |
Shaman Dome |
4010 |
||
53 |
Yudikench Peak |
5732 |
113 |
Peak 4009 |
4009 |
||
54 |
Synthesizer Peak |
5638 |
114 |
Peak 3980 |
3980 |
||
55 |
Peak 5538 |
5538 |
115 |
Bidarka Peak |
3835 |
||
56 |
Delgga Mountain |
5510 |
116 |
Adelie Point |
3825 |
||
57 |
Bird Peak |
5505 |
117 |
Chinstrap Peak |
3619 |
||
58 |
Concerto Peak |
5505 |
118 |
Rainbow Peak |
3543 |
||
59 |
Peak 5505 |
5505 |
119 |
Crested Peak |
3530 |
||
60 |
Triangle Peak |
5495 |
120 |
Bird Ridge Point |
3505 |
Locations of Unnamed Peaks:
#55, Peak 5538: Peters Creek and Thunder Bird Creek
#59, Peak 5505: Four Mile Creek, Nine Mile Creek, and Thunder Bird Creek
#73, Peak 5320: Falling Water Creek and Peters Creek
#74, Peak 5285: Goat Creek and Yuditna Creek
#84, Peak 5010: East Fork of the Eklutna River
#93, Peak 4744: Penguin Creek
#99, Peak 4515: Bird Creek Pass
#113, Peak 4009: Four Mile Creek and Thunder Bird Creek
#114, Peak 3980: Ship Creek and South Fork of the Eagle River