Phoenix Peak, Seward

Name: Phoenix Peak
Address: Seward, United States

#5 among attractions in Seward

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Phoenix Peak is a 5,187-foot 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 southwest of Mount Benson, 1.1 mi northwest of Marathon Mountain, and 3.5 mi west of Seward, Alaska. 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 name was officially adopted in 1966 by the United States Geological Survey. ()

Coordinates: 60°7'20"N, 149°32'19"W

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Seward United States

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Phoenix Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alaska SeaLife Center, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Mount Marathon, Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge.

3.7 miSE
Aquarium, Nature and wildlife, Park
Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward
95 min walk • The Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska’s premier public aquarium and Alaska's only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility, is located on the shores of Resurrection Bay in Seward in the U.S. state of Alaska.
3.5 miE
Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Seward
90 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 239 Second Avenue at Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States. The first Episcopal services in Seward were held in 1904 by a priest from Valdez. The church building was constructed between 1905 and 1906...
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Marathon, Seward
36 min walk • Mount Marathon, or officially Marathon Mountain, is a 4,826-foot mountain summit directly west of Seward in the Kenai Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska.
3.4 miE
60°7'2"N • 149°26'20"W
Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge, Seward
88 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Boat or ferry
3.7 miE
60°6'10"N • 149°26'20"W
Seward Community Library & Museum, Seward
94 min walk • Library, History museum, Museum
3.7 miSE
Park
Hoben Park, Seward
95 min walk • Hoben Park, also known as Arcade Park, Nile Park and Ladies Park, is a city park on the waterfront of Seward, Alaska. It is bounded by the Alaska Sealife Center, the Seward Depot, Railroad Avenue, and Resurrection Bay.
3.2 miSE
Tunnel
Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel, Seward
83 min walk • The Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel is a flood control project located in Seward, Alaska, United States. The project was constructed to alleviate flooding of Lowell Creek in Seward.
3.7 miE
Shopping, Department store
Brown & Hawkins Store, Seward
94 min walk • Brown & Hawkins is a general store in Seward, Alaska. It was founded in 1904 to serve the town and those constructing of the Alaska Central Railroad, and has been the oldest continuously operating business in Seward. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.