Hill sights in Alaska

1. Gobbler's Knob

   • Dalton Highway, USA
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   Don't come rolling up the Dalton Hwy to the Arctic Circle on the solstice, expecting the midnight sun. See those mountains to the north? The golden orb ducks behind them at the magical moment - and then the bugs really start biting. To view El Sol all night (and having driven this far, you might as well), continue to Gobbler's Knob, a hilltop lookout at Mile 132 where there's a pullover, an outhouse and, if you scale the hill to the east on the first night of summer, perpetual sun.

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2. Skagway Overlook

   • Skagway, USA
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   It's a very scenic drive to Dyea, especially at Skagway Overlook, a turnoff with a viewing platform 2½ miles from Skagway. The overlook offers an excellent view of Skagway, its waterfront and the peaks above the town. Just before crossing the bridge over the Taiya River, you pass the Dyea Camping Area where an NPS ranger is stationed in the summer to assist hikers on the Chilkoot Trail.

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3. Bunker Hill

   • Unalaska & Dutch Harbor, USA
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   An easier climb is Bunker Hill, also part of the national historic area. This coastal battery was known to the military as Hill 400 and was fortified with 155mm guns, ammunition magazines, water tanks, 22 Quonset huts and a concrete command post at the top. You can hike to the peak of Bunker Hill along a gravel road picked up just after crossing the bridge to Amaknak Island.

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   Castle Hill

   • Sitka, USA
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   Kiksadi clan houses once covered the hilltop site, but in 1836 the Russians built 'Baranov's Castle' atop the hill to house the governor of Russian America. It was here, on October 18, 1867, that the official transfer of Alaska from Russia to the USA took place. The castle burned down in 1894.

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