Boggs Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Boggs Peak |
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Boggs Peak (left) and Begich Peak seen from Turnagain Arm
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,518 ft (1,377 m) |
| Prominence | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
| Parent peak | Begich Peak |
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 Boggs Peak
Location in Alaska
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| Location | Chugach National Forest Anchorage Municipality, Alaska United States |
| Parent range | Chugach Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Seward D-5 |
Boggs Peak is a 4,518-foot (1,377 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, 4 mi (6 km) north of Portage Lake, 6 mi (10 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska, and 1.24 mi (2 km) northeast of Begich Peak, which is its nearest higher peak.
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1976 by the United States Geological Survey to commemorate Hale Boggs (1914-1972), who was the House majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives when he disappeared along with Congressman Nick Begich and two others on October 16, 1972, during an airplane flight from Anchorage to Juneau. Neither the plane's wreckage nor the pilot's and passengers' remains were ever found.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Boggs Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. May and June are the best months for climbing in terms of catching favorable weather. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of Portage Creek and Twentymile River before emptying into Turnagain Arm.
