Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Deer Mountain Challenge

Ketchikan, AK

Registration openAnnual since at least 2021
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About the Deer Mountain Challenge

The course starts near the corner of two streets in downtown Ketchikan, follows a road out to a trailhead, then climbs straight up Deer Mountain to the summit. The elevation gain is serious, packed into a short distance, so this is a genuine uphill push from start to finish, not a rolling trail run with a hill or two mixed in.

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Deer Mountain Challenge8/15/2026 09:30Free
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