Alaska trails · Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain
A 8.2-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 2,964 ft of climbing. Reaches Roy Jones Mountain and other summit/waterfall destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.7. It gives back about 3,929 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Roy Jones Mountain (summit)
- Northbird (summit)
- Deer Mountains (summit)
- Beaver Falls (waterfall)
Getting there
DEER MOUNTAIN — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 9 min drive (3 mi) from Ketchikan. 55.34168, -131.62333 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:14 a.m. and sets at 5:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:26 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 35 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.5-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:18 p.m. — 1 h 30 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Minerva Mountain — 3.1 mi