Mount Marcus Baker is the highest peak of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. It is located approximately 75 miles east of Anchorage. This peak is very prominent because of its proximity to tidewater and is only 12 miles north of the calving face of Harvard Glacier. Mount Marcus Baker is ranked 67th in the world when measured by topographic prominence.
Elevation: 13,176 ft (4,016 m)
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Prominence: 10,726 ft (3,269 m)
Listing: World most prominent peaks 67th · North America highest peaks 117th · North America prominent peaks 13th · North America isolated peaks 103rd · US highest major peaks 97th · US most prominent peaks 8th · US most isolated peaks 39th · Alaska highest major peaks 23rd
Parent range: Chugach Mountains
Topo map: USGS Anchorage B-3 Quadrangle
First ascent: 1938 by Norman Bright, Peter Gabriel, Norman Dyhrenfurth, Bradford Washburn
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