Raven
Raven is an artwork in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Seward Highway passes 2.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 0.4 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 3.3 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 2 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 3 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 9 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Northwood Park: 0.1 mi
- Red Bridge Park: 0.2 mi
- Sisterhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Bentzen Lake Park: 0.3 mi
- Ure Park: 0.3 mi
- Near Point: 9.4 mi
- Rusty Point: 9.7 mi
- Blueberry Knoll: 10.0 mi
- Snow Hawk Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Little O'Malley Peak: 10.6 mi
- Nothern Air Cargo DC-6: 0.8 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Commemorative Plaque of Pope John Paul II Visit: 2.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 2.5 mi
- James J. Delaney Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Fish Creek Tunnel Art: 0.3 mi
- Ch'atanaltsegh: where yellow water comes out: 0.7 mi
- Chanshtnu Indigenous Placename Marker: 2.1 mi
- "Transformation": 2.1 mi
- Focus on Statehood: 2.8 mi
- Spenard Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Amen Acres: 2.1 mi
- I Street Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 2.5 mi
- Alaska Aviation Museum: 1.5 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 2.4 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 3.0 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 3.1 mi
- LumaLim: 3.1 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 2.7 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 3.1 mi
- Dall Sheep: 5.8 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 18.9 mi
- Niagara Falls: 12.3 mi
- South Fork Falls: 16.8 mi
- Heritage Falls: 23.9 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Beach: 19.2 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 5.1 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 14.3 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Raven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williwaw | ESE 110° | 1,660 m | 14.7 mi |
| Temptation Peak | E 93° | 1,641 m | 13.5 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | ESE 103° | 1,633 m | 13.7 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | ESE 103° | 1,605 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Ramp | ESE 116° | 1,597 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | E 101° | 1,594 m | 12.6 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | ESE 115° | 1,570 m | 12.7 mi |
| Koktoya Peak | ESE 104° | 1,569 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:22 | 22:16 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:05 | 20:02 |
| December solstice | 10:15 | — | 15:43 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 25 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage LK Hood SEA Plane BA, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8567892117
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 3 mi
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