Flattop Mountain is not only the most popular hike in the Anchorage area, but it's the most hike peak in the state. That being said, if you go at the right time, you may not see another person...at least at the top. It's a 3510ft. mountain southeast of downtown. I hesitate to call it a peak, because it is literally flat on top. The glacier sheered off the top a bajillion (that's ALOT) of years ago and the top of the mountain is literally a flat space the size of a football field. We hiked it ALOT last spring and summer. You can easily make it up and down the back valley after work and still have time to eat dinner. Some people run up it...some crazy people. Sometimes I go alone, sometimes 2 or more of us go up talking and letting the dogs exhaust themselves. Just behind Flattop are Peaks 2,3 and 4. Those are their names. When we have extra time we'll take the ridge over to those peaks too. In the winter all of these are popular destinations for back country skiing and snowboarding. Next year...
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| Banks loves the Camelback! |
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| Flattop Mt. |
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| Early evening light. |
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| Allie happy to be at the top! |
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| Banks and Raven on an after work date. |
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| Looking off the backside with Powerline Pass in the valley below. |
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| Sage, Banks and Raven checking out the view off the backside. |
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Amy coming to get me to head to Peak 2 up the ridge behind her.
This was one of our first trips up last spring. When we got to the top there was a crazy, unrestrained lab pup that took a liking to several of the ladies in our group...if you know what I mean.
Flattop & Peak 2: Part I
Part II
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