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Boggs Peak

Boggs Peak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Anchorage
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 4117 ft (1254.86 m)
About

In the Chugach Mountains, 9.7 km (6 mi) NW of Whittier.

History of Boggs Peak

Name proposed in 1976 by Senator Ted Stevens to commemorate Louisiana Congressman Thomas Hale Boggs (1914-1972), who disappeared along with Congressman Nicholas Begich on October 16, 1972 during an airplane flight from Anchorage to Juneau.

Places Near Boggs Peak
Bays:

Smitty's Cove,

Cities:

Whittier,

Glaciers:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Bartlett Glacier, Beloit Glacier, Blackstone Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211009E61041N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211027E60998N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211047E61014N, Glacier G211048E61021N, Glacier G211069E61023N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211077E61036N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Glacier G211360E60891N, Kern Creek Glacier, Lawrence Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Lowell Glacier, Marquette Glacier, Milton Glacier, Northland Glacier, Portage Glacier, Ripon Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Twentymile Glacier, Whittier Glacier,

Islands:

Willard Island,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Carmen Lake, Divide Lake, Glenn Lake, Luebner Lake, Portage Lake,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Begich Peak, Blueberry Hill, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Mount Luther Kelly, Maynard Mountain, Nagoon Mountain, Shakespeare Shoulder,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Peaks:

A1, Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Explorer Peak, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Learnard Peak, Longspur Peak, Lowbush Peak, Lowell Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Mystery Mountain, Pico España, Pipit Peak, Portage Peak, Roost, Sparrow Peak, Vigesimal Peak, Yudi Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Placer River, South Fork Upper Carmen River, Twentymile River, Upper Carmen River,

Streams:

Billings Creek, Cove Creek, Placer Creek, Portage Creek, Skookum Creek, Whittier Creek, Whittier Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Portage Pass Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Placer River Valley,