Passage Peak

{{short description|Mountain summit in Alaska}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Passage Peak

| photo = Passage Peak from Whittier.jpg

| photo_caption = Passage Peak and Billings Glacier

| elevation_ft = 5990

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=23761|name=Passage Peak, Alaska|accessdate=2020-03-14}}

| prominence_ft = 2690

| prominence_ref=

| isolation_mi = 5.2

| isolation_ref = [https://listsofjohn.com/peak/142588 "Passage Peak" AK listsofjohn.com]

| range = Chugach Mountains

| parent_peak =

| listing =

| location = Anchorage Borough
Alaska, United States

| map = USA Alaska

| map_caption = Location in Alaska

| label_position = left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Passage Peak

| coordinates = {{coord|60|54|07|N|148|33|59|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Seward D-5

| type =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

Passage Peak is a prominent {{convert|5990|ft|m|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The unofficially named peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, {{convert|9|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Whittier, Alaska, near the isthmus of the Kenai Peninsula, where the Chugach Mountains meet the Kenai Mountains. Nearby peaks include Maynard Mountain and Boggs Peak, each approximately {{convert|10|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} to the southwest. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the southern aspect of the mountain rises up from the tidewater of Prince William Sound's Passage Canal in approximately five miles. The peak takes its name from Passage Canal, which in turn was named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, presumably because it leads to a portage connecting Prince William Sound with Cook Inlet.{{cite gnis|id=1424161|name=Passage Canal|accessdate=2020-03-14}}