Snowshoe
Snowshoe is an artwork in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Triangle Peak stands 1,675 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Goose Lake Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 1.6 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 1.9 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ship Creek Overlook · 3 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 4 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 9 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goose Lake Park: 0.4 mi
- University Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- Folker Park: 0.6 mi
- Tikishla Park: 0.8 mi
- Carlson Park: 0.8 mi
- Near Point: 6.0 mi
- Snow Hawk Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Rusty Point: 6.8 mi
- Nunaka Point: 7.2 mi
- Kanchee Peak: 7.5 mi
- James J. Delaney Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Given…by the Great Land: 3.2 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial: 3.2 mi
- O’er Land and Sea a Beacon Bright: 3.2 mi
- Reflections on the Great One: 3.2 mi
- Portal: Drop Assembly #5: 2.0 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 2.0 mi
- Night and Day: 2.0 mi
- Night and Day: 2.0 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 2.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.1 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 2.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.1 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 1.5 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 2.5 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 3.0 mi
- LumaLim: 3.1 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 3.0 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 3.1 mi
- Dall Sheep: 4.5 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 17.1 mi
- Niagara Falls: 11.6 mi
- South Fork Falls: 13.1 mi
- Heritage Falls: 20.2 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 23.1 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 4.5 mi
- Beaver Beach: 15.5 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 1.5 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 14.0 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Snowshoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Peak | ESE 102° | 1,675 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | ESE 121° | 1,660 m | 11.7 mi |
| Temptation Peak | E 99° | 1,641 m | 9.9 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | ESE 112° | 1,633 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | ESE 112° | 1,605 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Ramp | SE 127° | 1,597 m | 11.4 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | ESE 110° | 1,594 m | 9.2 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | SE 129° | 1,570 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:21 | 22:16 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| December solstice | 10:14 | — | 15:42 |
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 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 46 | 33 | 18 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Campbell Creek SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8840260213
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 3 mi
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