Salmon watching
Salmon watching is an artwork in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Pioneer Peak stands 1,950 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 0.6 miles off.
Scene of a bear and fish in a coastal area. Durable enough to step into
What the record says
- Material
- mixed
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 6.4 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gorge Viewing Deck · 9 mi
- Thunderbird Scenic Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 28 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Point, Mount Eklutna: 10.9 mi
- Mount POW/MIA: 11.8 mi
- Blueberry Knoll: 11.8 mi
- Mount Eklutna: 11.9 mi
- Government Peak: 12.1 mi
- Carter Park: 0.5 mi
- Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Nunley Park: 0.8 mi
- Newcomb Park: 0.8 mi
- Snider Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 8.1 mi
- Musk Ox Farm: 11.2 mi
- Gateway Scenic Overlook: 11.8 mi
- Gateway Scenic Overlook: 11.8 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 11.9 mi
- Salmon mosaic: 0.8 mi
- Moose: 1.4 mi
- Bear: 1.4 mi
- Balto: 1.4 mi
- Bear statue: 3.1 mi
- Curtis D. Menard Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Red Barn: 4.2 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 11.6 mi
- Bruce Aaron Roberts: 13.8 mi
- Nike Site Bay Missile Launch Area: 18.5 mi
- Wasilla Museum & Visitors Center: 0.8 mi
- Old Houses of Wasilla: 0.8 mi
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry: 3.5 mi
- Palmer Museum of History & Art: 11.0 mi
- Garden of Relection: 1.0 mi
- Honor Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.7 mi
- Millie's Garden: 10.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 10.1 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 9.3 mi
- South Fork Falls: 19.7 mi
- Eska Falls: 22.9 mi
- Hatcher Pass Public Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 20.7 mi
- Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 8.4 mi
- Goodhope Towers: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Salmon watching. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Peak | ESE 116° | 1,950 m | 15.0 mi |
| South Pioneer Peak | ESE 117° | 1,920 m | 15.4 mi |
| Higher Spire | NNE 24° | 1,870 m | 21.1 mi |
| Lower Tower | NNE 23° | 1,868 m | 20.7 mi |
| Matanuska Peak | E 83° | 1,860 m | 18.4 mi |
| Didilkama | NNE 22° | 1,859 m | 19.8 mi |
| Yisbo Peak | NNE 20° | 1,840 m | 21.1 mi |
| East Twin Peak | SE 132° | 1,780 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:15 | 20:13 |
| June solstice | 04:14 | 22:17 | 23:46 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:02 | 20:00 |
| December solstice | 10:17 | — | 15:36 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Anchorage · 28 mi
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