The Anchor River is a stream on the

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in the

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. Beginning near Bald Mountain on the eastern side of the lower peninsula, if flows generally west for into

Cook Inlet Cook Inlet ( tfn, Tikahtnu; Sugpiaq: ''Cungaaciq'') stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage. On its so ...

near

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on the western side of the peninsula. The river mouth is northwest of

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. The middle reaches of the river pass through the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area, meant to protect fish and wildlife, especially

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. The lower river intersects North Fork Road and then the Sterling Highway before reaching Anchor and the Anchor River State Recreation Area (SRA) at the coast.

Recreation Area

The Anchor River State Recreation Area is a popular spot for camping and fishing in the summer months, when there are

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runs, and

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fishing. Anchor Point, the site of the SRA, is the most westerly point in the U.S. highway system. From the beach at the recreation area you can see the distant peaks of the

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, including the volcanoes

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and

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The area was also the site of gold mining activities in the 1890s. Anchor Point does not have a harbor, but it has a boat-launch service at the beach that uses tractors to launch and recover boats from shore to deeper water.

References

Rivers of the Kenai Peninsula Rivers of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Rivers of Alaska {{Alaska-river-stub

Recreation Area

See also

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