Phoenix Peak (Alaska)
| Phoenix Peak | |
|---|---|
NW aspect from Resurrection River valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,187 ft (1,581 m) |
| Prominence | 3,350 ft (1,021 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Alice |
| Isolation | 5.67 mi (9.12 km) |
| Coordinates | 60°07′20″N 149°32′19″W / 60.12222°N 149.53861°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Phoenix Peak | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Protected area | Kenai Fjords National Park |
| Parent range | Kenai Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Seward A-7 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1964 by Don Stockard |
Phoenix Peak is a 5,187-foot (1,581 m) mountain summit located in the Kenai Mountains, on the Kenai Peninsula, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Kenai Fjords National Park, 2 mi (3 km) southwest of Mount Benson, 1.1 mi (2 km) northwest of Marathon Mountain, and 3.5 mi (6 km) west of Seward, Alaska. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from its glaciers drains into tributaries of the Resurrection River. The first ascent of the peak was made July 23, 1964, by Don Stockard of the Mountaineering Club of Alaska. The peak was named in 1965 by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska for the first ship ever built in Russian America, the Phoenix, which was constructed in 1794 by Russians in nearby Resurrection Bay. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1966 by the United States Geological Survey.