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Whittier is on the northeast shore of the Kenai Peninsula, at the head of Passage Canal, on the west side of Prince William Sound. Whittier is 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Anchorage. US >
Whittier is a small town in Alaska that is famous because all of its 272 residents live in one building. Mapcarta, the open map.
Whittier is located at the northern tip of the world's northernmost temperate rainforest, the Tongass. Whittier's annual average temperature is 41.1 °F (5.1 °C), with the hottest month being July at 57.2 °F (14.0 °C) and the coldest month being January at 28.2 °F (−2.1 °C).
Whittier is the best place in Alaska to see amazing tidewater glaciers and marine wildlife that’s easily accessible from Anchorage (just 90 minutes by car). In fact, you’ll find the world’s largest concentration of tidewater glaciers here.
The small town of Whittier, Alaska in Prince William Sound is accessible by cruise, ferry, or through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel - the longest railroad/highway tunnel in North America. Find information on glacier and wildlife cruises, kayaking, fishing, tours, and lodging.
See the places a Whittier local likes to visit in Prince William Sound, including glaciers, berry picking, Portage Pass, and more.
Map of Whittier Alaska. Tunnel. Portage Pass Trail.
View Map. Whittier, Alaska the gateway to beautiful Prince William Sound, is only 63 miles from Anchorage on the Seward Highway. It is accessible by car, bus or via the Alaska Railroad. The Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery Train departs Anchorage at 10am and takes around 2.5 hours to arrive in Whittier.
Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the U.S. state of Alaska, about 58 miles southeast of Anchorage. The city is within the Chugach Census Area, one of the two entities established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved.
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