Alaska Gazetteer
Polar Bear Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Anchorage Borough. The primary coordinates for Polar Bear Peak places it within the AK 99577 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Polar Bear Peak |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In the Chugach Mountains, at the head of South Fork Eagle River, 5 mi ESE of Eagle Lake, and 22 mi ESE of Anchorage. |
| History: | Named in 1963 by members of the Mountaineering Club of Alaska because a snow patch on its north face resembles a polar bear skin. |
| Borough: | Anchorage Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.1518974304 |
| Longitude: | -149.199584961 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Polar Bear Peak: Polar Bear Peak.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Polar Bear Peak does not include property ownership information.
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