{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Turnagain Pass | photo = White Spruce from Turnagain Pass, Alaska.jpg | photo_caption = White spruce in Turnagain Pass | elevation_ft = 900 | elevation_ref = | traversed = 2-4 lanes of the Seward Highway (AK 1) | location = Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States | range = Chugach Mountains | coordinates = | topo = }}
'''Turnagain Pass''' (el. {{convert|900|ft|m|0}}) is a mountain pass just south of the municipal limits of Anchorage, Alaska. It is located in the northeastern part of Kenai Peninsula Borough. The pass marks the highest point on the Seward Highway at approximately milepost 70.<ref name="rwis">{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.ak.us/iways/roadweather/forms/SiteSum.html?areaId=2&perspectiveId=1&siteId=104 |title=RWIS site summary |author=State of Alaska |date=2008-02-22 |access-date=2008-02-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810220310/http://www.dot.state.ak.us/iways/roadweather/forms/SiteSum.html?areaId=2&perspectiveId=1&siteId=104 |archive-date=2009-08-10 |df= }}</ref> Traveling north, the Seward Highway descends to skirt the edge of Turnagain Arm.<ref name="nsbp">{{cite web |url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/10390/places/30643/ |title=Turnagain Pass, AK |author=National Scenic Byways Program |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref>
The pass is a popular winter recreation area for skiers, snowshoers, and snowmobilers. The designated recreation area is located within the Chugach National Forest, which maintains the [http://www.cnfaic.org/ Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center], whose forecasting area is centered on Turnagain Pass.
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Category:Landforms of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category:Mountain passes of Alaska Category:Chugach Mountains
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