Portage Ghost Town
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska60.8370, -148.9850
Can you visit?
Public land, open access
Chugach National Forest · Open to visitors
- Nearest town
- 25 miAnchorage, AK
- Mild months
- Jun–Aug3 of 12
- Next ghost town
- 5.8 miKern
Portage is a ghost town in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska.
On the map
- National Forest
Star: Portage. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who owns the land
National Forest: Chugach National Forest
PAD-US places this spot on Chugach National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.
The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.
Weather by month
Mild months here run June to August, judging by NOAA normals from Portage Glacier V C.
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Portage Glacier V C station (USW00026492), 6.1 miles away. About 159.2 inches of precipitation a year.
Facts
| Location | Anchorage Municipality, Alaska |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60.83700, -148.98500 |
| Sources | Wikidata Q3398741 · Wikipedia article |
Questions
Where is Portage ghost town?
In Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, at 60.8370, -148.9850. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Anchorage, AK, about 25 miles northwest in a straight line.
Can you visit Portage?
Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Chugach National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.
When is the best time to visit Portage?
Mild months here run June to August, judging by NOAA normals from Portage Glacier V C.
Are there other ghost towns near Portage?
Yes. Kern (5.8 mi).
