Nike Site Summit Hiking Tour

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Noon to 4:30 PM (estimated end time)


When
August 24, 2025
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Meet 11:45 AM at:
Arctic Valley Ski Area Parking Lot
Arctic Valley Road
Anchorage, AK 99503



Nike Site Summit was an active part of America's first line of military defense from 1959 to 1979, during the Cold War era.   Now, Friends of Nike Site Summit (FONSS) volunteers are working with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to restore Site Summit as a valuable community resource, part of the Arctic Valley experience, and as a tool to educate current and future generations about the contributions of Cold War veterans, particularly those who served at Site Summit.

Join FONSS volunteer guides who will escort you on this one-of-a-kind hiking tour of Site Summit, showing those buildings which have been preserved since our work began in 2010 and describing the plans and progress on the others. 

Weather and conditions permitting, tour participants will hike from the Arctic Valley Ski Area parking lot to the Lower and Upper areas of Site Summit.  

The hiking distance will be approximately 5 miles, with a vertical change in elevation of approximately 1,400 feet ascending and descending.  Each participant is required to provide their own food and water (32 oz of water minimum).

Registration is a non-tax-deductible donation to FONSS.  Total registration is limited to 20 participants aged 13 and older only (no babies in carriers) and will close once that limit has been reached. Please leave your dogs at home as no dogs are allowed on the site. 

On-line registrations must be completed by credit card on-line.  If you prefer to register and then mail a check, please contact Friends of Nike Site Summit (FONSS) by email at site.summit.tours@gmail.com or by telephone at 907-717-0117 (leave message).  Mail-in reservations are on a space-available basis and must be completed before August 12, 2025.

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Registration     Price Quantity
Adult age 18+     $45.00
Senior age 65+     $40.00
Active Military     $40.00
Veteran     $40.00
Student age 13-17     $40.00
 

Safety of tour participants is the highest priority for both FONSS and JBER.  Tours of Nike Site Summit may be cancelled or postponed on short notice due to dangerous weather conditions and/or unanticipated military operations.  Should this occur, every attempt to reschedule the tour will be made.  If rescheduling is not possible, tour participants may request a refund of their tour reservation, less any processing fees. 

FONSS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.  Your credit card receipt will indicate FRIENDSNIKE as the recipient.
 


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