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Sun Raven Totem Pole

Sun Raven Totem Pole from directly overhead

Sun Raven Totem Pole is an artwork in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mahoney Mountain stands 1,015 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolly's Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 1.1 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2003

How to reach it

Coordinates55.33942, -131.63778

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Level Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Deer Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Doe Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Minerva Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 18
Parks: 8
  • Totem Heritage Museum Park: 0.3 mi
  • Whale Park: 0.3 mi
  • City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eagle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Saxman Totem Park: 2.1 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Refuge cove: 6.8 mi
  • South Point Higgins Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Coast Guard Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Refuge beach: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Raven Stealing The Sun: 0.3 mi
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Grassy Point Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
  • Ward Lake Day Use Area: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Sun Raven Totem Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mahoney MountainNE 42°1,015 m5.4 mi
Northbird MountainNE 51°1,003 m3.7 mi
John MountainNNE 32°987 m4.7 mi
Roy Jones MountainNE 51°944 m3.4 mi
Twin PeaksENE 69°942 m5.4 mi
Achilles MountainENE 75°919 m3.8 mi
Deer MountainE 81°915 m1.5 mi
Brown MountainN 1°908 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1219:00
June solstice04:0520:3021:33
September equinox06:3317:5918:47
December solstice08:1314:0215:18

Local time (America/Sitka).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363740455257606155484037
Precip in17.611.112.69.57.25.96.511.217.719.119.519.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver Falls, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3703212327

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