Black Peak (Chigmit Mountains)

{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska, United States}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Black Peak

| photo = Black Peak, Chigmits.jpg

| photo_caption = Black Peak, southeast aspect
Aerial view in winter

| elevation_ft = 6385

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=23152|name=Black Peak|accessdate=2020-02-11}}

| prominence_ft = 3386

| prominence_ref= {{cite peakbagger|pid=409|name=Black Peak, Alaska|accessdate=2020-02-11}}

| isolation_mi = 10

| isolation_ref =

| range = Chigmit Mountains
Aleutian Range

| parent_peak = Double Peak (6,818 ft){{cite bivouac|id=23152|name=Black Peak|accessdate=2020-02-11}}

| location = Lake Clark National Park
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Alaska, United States

| map = USA Alaska

| range_coordinates =

| map_caption = Location of Black Peak in Alaska

| label_position = left

| coordinates = {{coord|60|51|12|N|152|25|27|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Kenai D-7

| rock =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Mountaineering

}}

Black Peak is a prominent {{convert|6385|ft|m|adj=mid|-high|sp=us|abbr=on}} glaciated mountain summit located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, in the Chigmit Mountains of the Aleutian Range, in the US state of Alaska.{{cite gnis|id=1412635|name=Black Peak|accessdate=2020-02-09}} It is the second-highest non-volcanic peak in the Chigmit Mountains, and fourth-highest overall. The mountain is situated {{convert|22|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} west of Cook Inlet, {{convert|90|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} west-southwest of Anchorage, and {{convert|10.2|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Double Peak, which is the nearest higher peak. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the mountain rises up {{convert|6200|ft|m|abbr=on}} from North Fork Big River in about two miles. The mountain's descriptive name was published in 1912 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, 1967, page 141. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing the peak.