Mount Susitna is about 10 air miles west of
Anchorage across the Cook Inlet and rises to an elevation of 4,396 feet above
sea level. This mountain sits between the Chugach Range to the south of
Anchorage and the Alaska Range to the north. Visible in the foreground is
the Small Boat Dock and the Cook Inlet.
Mount Susitna is also known to most Anchorage residents as The Sleeping Lady
because it looks like a sleeping maiden with her arms folded across her chest.
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The Legend of the Sleeping Lady
Legend tells us that a millennia ago, the Great Land known as Alaska was
inhabited by a race of giants. Among these people was a beautiful young maiden
and a handsome young man whose devotion to each other was admired by all the
villagers. Wedding preparations were underway when word reached the village of a
warring tribe approaching from the north.
After a village council it was decided that the young man would bring gifts to
the invaders to show the peaceful and friendly intentions of the villagers.
Keeping herself busy while waiting for the young man's return, the maiden
eventually grew tired and laid down to rest.
Soon after, word reached the village that the invaders rejected the offer of
peace and a battle ensued in which the young man was killed. The villagers,
gazing at the sleeping maiden, did not have the heart to wake her.
So there she rests today, still waiting for news of peace and the return of her
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