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Resurrection Koru

Resurrection Koru from directly overhead

Resurrection Koru is an artwork in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Thunder Bird Peak stands 2,008 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Harkening Spirit, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 1.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2016

How to reach it

Coordinates61.58036, -149.23853

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bodenburg Butte: 6.6 mi
  • Burnt Butte: 8.8 mi
  • Mount POW/MIA: 9.4 mi
  • Lazy Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Blueberry Knoll: 9.7 mi
Parks: 54
  • Central Park: 1.7 mi
  • Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Equestrian Acres Community Park: 2.7 mi
  • Wilson Park: 3.6 mi
  • McKechnie Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Musk Ox Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Reindeer Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Gateway Scenic Overlook: 9.0 mi
  • Gateway Scenic Overlook: 9.0 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 8
Museums: 8
  • Palmer Museum of History & Art: 4.3 mi
  • Old Houses of Wasilla: 6.6 mi
  • Wasilla Museum & Visitors Center: 6.7 mi
  • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Millie's Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Eckert Garden: 3.5 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Goodhope Towers: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Resurrection Koru. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder Bird PeakSSE 164°2,008 m19.0 mi
Pioneer PeakSE 137°1,950 m10.0 mi
South Pioneer PeakSE 138°1,920 m10.4 mi
Granite MountainNE 38°1,914 m18.9 mi
Higher SpireN 6°1,870 m18.7 mi
Lower TowerN 5°1,868 m18.5 mi
Matanuska PeakE 82°1,860 m11.8 mi
DidilkamaN 2°1,859 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:1420:12
June solstice04:1322:1623:46
September equinox07:4219:0119:59
December solstice10:17—15:35

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152025384856595748352217
Precip in0.80.80.50.40.71.21.92.52.31.40.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matanuska EXP Farm, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/992363612

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