Calliope Mountain

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Calliope Mountain

| photo = Calliope Mountain.jpg

| photo_caption = Northwest aspect, from Cantata Peak

| elevation_ft = 6821

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=23630|name=Calliope Mountain, Alaska|accessdate=2020-05-13}}

| prominence_ft = 981

| prominence_ref=

| isolation_mi = 2.1

| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/142512|title=Calliope Mountain - 6,820' Alaska|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2020-05-13}}

| range = Chugach Mountains

| parent_peak = Eagle Peak

| listing =

| location = Chugach State Park
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
United States

| map = USA Alaska

| map_caption = Location in Alaska

| label_position = left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Calliope Mountain

| coordinates = {{coord|61|08|33|N|149|18|34|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Anchorage A-7

| type =

| first_ascent = 1967

| easiest_route = Scrambling {{YDS|4}}

}}

Calliope Mountain is a {{convert|6821|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. Calliope Mountain is situated in Chugach State Park, {{convert|20|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} east-southeast of downtown Anchorage, and {{convert|2.1|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Eagle Peak, which is its nearest higher neighbor. The first ascent of the peak was made June 24, 1967, by W.E. Hauser and B.P. Hansen, who proposed naming it "Icy Peak", but their fellow members at the Mountaineering Club of Alaska persuaded them to adopt a more distinctive name that would be in keeping with the music theme of the immediate area.{{cite gnis|id=1399710|name=Calliope Mountain|accessdate=2020-05-13}} Within three miles of the peak there is a Symphony Lake, Concerto Peak, Flute Peak, Triangle Peak, Organ Mountain, Cantata Peak, and Hurdygurdy Mountain. The mountain's calliope name was officially adopted in 1969 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.