Alaska trails · Crow Pass
Crow Pass
A 22.6-mile point-to-point in Alaska, with 3,204 ft of climbing. Reaches Crow Pass and other pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Alaska DNR – Chugach State Park.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 15.0 and mile 22.6. It gives back about 2,501 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Crow Pass (pass)
- The Perch (viewpoint)
- The Salmon Deck (viewpoint)
- Heidi's Knob (viewpoint)
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Getting there
CROW PASS TH — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 52 min drive (72 mi) from Anchorage. 61.02815, -149.11610 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:52 a.m., the sun rises at 8:35 a.m. and sets at 6:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:31 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.6-mile route takes roughly 9 h 57 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:33 p.m. — 15 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Crow Pass + Mountain Meadow + Dew Mound — 3.0 mi loop, 227 ft gain
- Crow Pass + Rapids Camp Loop + Dew Mound — 4.0 mi loop, 172 ft gain
- Crow Pass + Dew Mound — 6.1 mi loop, 808 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Penguin Ridge Traverse Trail — 9.7 mi
- Powerline — 13.0 mi
- Mchugh Lake — 15.8 mi
- Turnagain Arm — 16.6 mi