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Ketchikan and Gravina Island seen from the alpine ridge above town

Mountain

Deer Mountain

The landmark above downtown Ketchikan.

Ketchikan, Tongass Narrows and Gravina Island from the ridge between Deer Mountain and Blue Lake. · Ben Limle / USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region (public domain) · Public domain · Photo source

Tongass National Forest · USFS

Elevation
3001 ft[1]
Viewpoint notes
The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center has a spotting scope on Deer Mountain for mountain goats.

The summit is 3,001 ft (USGS).

  1. [1]Elevation: 3,001 ft (USGS-derived references); also reported as 3,350 ft (USFS Deer Mountain Trailhead page). All footnotes

In pictures

Ketchikan and Gravina Island seen from the alpine ridge above town
Ketchikan, Tongass Narrows and Gravina Island from the ridge between Deer Mountain and Blue Lake. · Ben Limle / USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region (public domain) · Public domain

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Last updated 2026-11-03