Alaska trails · Rendezvous Peak
Rendezvous Peak
A 2.4-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 1,424 ft of climbing. Reaches Rendezvous Peak and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.8. It gives back about 1,085 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rendezvous Peak (summit)
- Little Teton Mountain (summit)
- View of Eagle River (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Rendezvous Peak access — parking nearby. About 38 min drive (20 mi) from Anchorage. 61.24694, -149.53296 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:53 a.m., the sun rises at 8:37 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:32 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.8-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:50 a.m. — 6 h 58 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Rendezvous Peak — 2.0 mi loop, 1,061 ft gain
- Rendezvous Peak — 2.7 mi loop, 1,101 ft gain
- Rendezvous Peak — 2.9 mi loop, 1,476 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Near Point — 8.4 mi
- Mchugh Lake — 14.4 mi
- Powerline — 17.0 mi
- Turnagain Arm — 18.2 mi