Bold Peak, Mountain summit in Chugach State Park, Alaska, US

Bold Peak is a 7,522-foot mountain on the east side of the head of Eklutna Lake, about two and a half miles northwest of Bashful Peak in the western Chugach Mountains. Its standard route, Stiver's Gully, climbs roughly 6,500 vertical feet over loose rock, and no trail leads to the summit. The western face is steep and prone to rockfall.

Bold Peak's standard ascent route is named Stiver's Gully, after Bill Stivers, but the sources record no first ascent by him; the name survives only as the route's designation. The peak lies on the eastern side of the head of Eklutna Lake, about two and a half miles northwest of Bashful Peak, the highest point in the western Chugach Mountains. In February 2000 an avalanche on its southwestern face snapped thousands of two-foot-thick aspens and cottonwoods and buried the dirt road along the lake.

The standard climbing route is named Stiver's Gully, after the climber Bill Stivers. The Bold Ridge trail, an old roadway climbing 3.5 miles to a tundra valley below the western face, gives access to open tundra hiking in the smaller mountains and valleys beneath the peak.

Reaching the summit requires a bike ride of about 10 miles along Eklutna Lake, followed by a demanding ascent through varied terrain. Visitors should prepare for changing conditions, including exposed passages and potentially harsh weather at higher elevations.

A massive avalanche in February 2000 destroyed a large forest area on the southwestern flank, leaving a clearly visible scar on the landscape. This open strip remains a noticeable feature of the mountain and can be seen from considerable distances.