Chief Johnson Totem Pole
Chief Johnson Totem Pole is an artwork in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Mahoney Mountain stands 1,015 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Whale Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1989
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Walden Point Road
Overlooks nearby
- Wolf Point · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Level Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Deer Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Minerva Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Doe Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fish Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Chief Kyan Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- The Rock: 0.2 mi
- Thundering Wings: 0.2 mi
- Sun Raven Totem Pole: 0.3 mi
- Totem 4, Wandering Raven: 7.4 mi
- Whale Park: 0.0 mi
- Eagle Park: 0.2 mi
- Totem Heritage Museum Park: 0.3 mi
- City Park: 0.4 mi
- Alder Park: 2.1 mi
- Tongass Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Dolly's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Totem Heritage Center: 0.3 mi
- Duncan Cottage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show: 0.1 mi
- Saxman Totem Park: 2.4 mi
- Alaska Rainforest Family Adventure: 5.8 mi
- Totem Bight Historical State Park: 7.5 mi
- Refuge cove: 6.5 mi
- South Point Higgins Beach: 10.4 mi
- Coast Guard Beach: 11.0 mi
- Refuge beach: 12.1 mi
- Raven Stealing The Sun: 0.0 mi
- Lost at Sea Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Grassy Point Picnic Site: 5.2 mi
- Ward Lake Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Loring: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Chief Johnson Totem Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoney Mountain | NE 45° | 1,015 m | 5.4 mi |
| Northbird Mountain | NE 55° | 1,003 m | 3.7 mi |
| John Mountain | NE 35° | 987 m | 4.6 mi |
| Roy Jones Mountain | NE 56° | 944 m | 3.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ENE 71° | 942 m | 5.6 mi |
| Achilles Mountain | ENE 78° | 919 m | 3.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | E 88° | 915 m | 1.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | N 3° | 908 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:12 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:05 | 20:30 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 17:59 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 14:02 | 15:18 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 37 |
| Precip in | 17.6 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver Falls, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3703212326
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