Coal Creek Dredge
Coal Creek Dredge is an attraction in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Twin Mountain stands 1,763 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Creek Mining Camp, a museum 2.3 miles away. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
A medium-sized diesel-powered floating dredge. It was built by the Walter W. Johnson Company of Oakland, California and shipped in pieces to Skagway, then by rail to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and by barge down the Yukon River.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States National Park Service
How to reach it
14 named places within 25 miles
- Placer Peak: 4.0 mi
- Slaven Dome: 4.1 mi
- Wedge Peak: 8.2 mi
- Mount Ernest Patty: 13.8 mi
- Mount Kathryn: 16.0 mi
- Woodchopper Roadhouse: 5.5 mi
- Historic Steam Tractor Wreckage: 21.0 mi
- Coal Creek Mining Camp: 2.3 mi
- Takoma Bluff: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal Creek Dredge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,763 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Sorenson | SSE 169° | 1,713 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Ernest Patty | SSW 211° | 1,404 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Kathryn | SW 231° | 1,315 m | 16.0 mi |
| Snowy Peak | NNE 23° | 1,305 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kathul Mountain | E 86° | 952 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wedge Peak | WNW 303° | 805 m | 8.2 mi |
| Placer Peak | S 186° | 724 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 18:42 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 02:18 | 22:24 | 00:52 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:30 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 10:51 | — | 14:11 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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