Ptarmigan Peak

Today

Getting there

Distance

10 mi

Elevation gain

3200 ft

Route

Out & back

Difficulty

Hard

Park

$5 day use (state park pass accepted)

Dogs

Allowed

High point

5052 ft

Drive from Anchorage

26 min to Glen Alps

Drive from Fairbanks

Full day, 7 hr to Glen Alps

What it is like

Beyond Flattop's shadow: a loose-rock scramble to a near-5,000-ft summit with front-row Powerline Valley views.

Aurora outlook for Anchorage

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