Lion Head (Alaska)
Lion Head is a summit located 49 miles east-northeast of Palmer, in the northern Chugach Mountains of Alaska. This iconic landmark of the Matanuska Valley is set alongside the Glenn Highway midway between Anchorage and Glennallen. It is situated at the confluence of Caribou Creek with Matanuska River and less than two miles northeast of the terminus of Matanuska Glacier. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Matanuska River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the river in 0.3 mile. An ascent of the summit involves hiking 2.3 miles with 1,100 feet of elevation gain, on land owned by AT&T. This landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.