Bear Valley

Bear Valley is a locality in Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portage Lake and Begich Peak.

Lake

Portage Lake is a glacial lake in the Chugach National Forest of the U.S. state of Alaska. It sits in a long, heavily glaciated valley, and abuts the calving face of Portage Glacier at its southern end. Portage Lake is situated 2½ miles south of Bear Valley.

Peak

Begich Peak is a 4,623-foot mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, 2.5 mi north of Portage Lake, 5 mi northwest of Whittier, Alaska, 1.8 mi east of Portage Peak, and 1.24 mi southwest of Boggs Peak. Begich Peak is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bear Valley.

Peak

Maynard Mountain is a 4,137-foot mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, 3 mi northwest of Whittier, Alaska, at the isthmus of the Kenai Peninsula, where the Chugach Mountains meet the Kenai Mountains. Maynard Mountain is situated 2 miles east of Bear Valley.