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The Top 16 Natural Monuments in Anchorage Municipality

Anchorage Municipality’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 16

beautiful natural monuments in Anchorage Municipality. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 6, 2025

Shoreline of Portage Lake

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For most people, the broad, sandy shoreline of Portage Lake marks the turnaround point of this hike — or the perfect picnic spot. The glacier is not terrible active but …

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Portage Pass trail to Portage Glacier

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Portage Pass has been historically used by Alaska Natives, Russian fur traders, and early settlers. Currently it is used as a migratory route for birds and as a recreational opportunity …

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Airport Park (Earthquake Park)

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The Earthquake Park reminds and informs about the worst earthquake that hit the North American continent so far.
The quake began on March 27, 1964 at 5:36 p.m. and shook …

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Portage Pass — Whittier, Alaska

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Before construction of the tunnel, people would take a boat or sled across Portage glacier lake and carry (hence: portage) their loads across this easy pass to reach Whittier.

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Crow Pass Trail

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The Crow Pass Trail, which follows part of the historic Iditarod Trail, is one of the most renowned hikes in the Chugach mountain range. Taking in magnificent Alaskan scenery, it …

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Thunderbird Falls

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Thunderbird falls is a (60-meter) (200 ft) wall of water that drops spectacularly in front of a wide viewing platform. The access trail is just 1.6 kilometers (1 mi) long …

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Flattop Mountain

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The views from Flattop Mountain's plateau summit are spectacular. On a really clear day you can see the Alaska Range, and sometimes even Denali (tiny in the distance) from here. …

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Blueberry Knoll

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Blueberry Knoll is named for the plentiful berries that populate its slopes in autumn—but this is such a popular area that they get picked out very quickly. Blink, and you'll …

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Earthquake Park

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Covering 134 acres (54 ha), Earthquake Park is on the site where a major earthquake hit Anchorage in 1964, causing a whole neighbourhood to collapse into the ocean. Around the …

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Beluga Point

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Short trail to a great viewpoint across the bay formed by the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet. The incoming tidal wave is well visible here if you time it …

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The Top 16 Natural Monuments in Anchorage Municipality

Shoreline of Portage Lake

Portage Pass trail to Portage Glacier

Airport Park (Earthquake Park)

Portage Pass — Whittier, Alaska

Crow Pass Trail

Thunderbird Falls

Flattop Mountain

Blueberry Knoll

Earthquake Park

Beluga Point

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