Blueberry Hill, Mountain hill in Valdez, Alaska

Blueberry Hill, also called Meals Hill, rises 351 feet (107 m) on the north shore of Valdez Bay near downtown Valdez. Its west side holds a grove of Sitka spruce forming the northernmost forest of the Pacific temperate rain forest system, covering about one square kilometer. The hill is the largest in a group of hills bordering the bay, and its exposed rock is metamorphic schist.

The hills around Valdez were home to seasonal workers in the 1980s and 1990s, who gave the neighboring Hippie Hill its name. This period shaped the local history of the entire area.

Blueberry Hill gives its name to the surrounding group of hills along Valdez Bay. East of it lies Salmonberry Hill, also called Civic Center Hill, named for the wild salmonberries growing on the northern shores of Ruth Pond. Southeast of the small boat harbor, Hippie Hill recalls the seasonal workers who camped there in the 1980s and 1990s.

Blueberry Hill rises 351 feet (107 m) on the north shore of Valdez Bay, near downtown Valdez. The exposed metamorphic schist is visible on the cliff beaches around town, so watch your footing on wet rock. Black bears and bald eagles live in the spruce forest, so keep a distance and store food properly.

Blueberry Hill is also called Meals Hill, and its western grove of Sitka spruce forms the northernmost forest of the Pacific temperate rain forest system. The coastal forest covers roughly one square kilometre, and black bears and bald eagles live in it.