Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is an attraction in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. The Snow Towers stands 2,135 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is AJ Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bullard Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tlaxsatanjín: 2.7 mi
- McGinnis Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Stroller White Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Melvin Park: 2.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.9 mi
- Jackie Renninger Park: 3.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 6.4 mi
- Cope Park: 9.1 mi
- Tsimshian Pole: 9.2 mi
- Haida Raven Pole: 9.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Reproduction: 9.4 mi
- Sealaska Cultural Values Pole: 9.5 mi
- Eagle Pole: 9.5 mi
- Tahku: 9.2 mi
- William H. Seward: 9.4 mi
- Windfall Fisherman: 9.4 mi
- Nimbus: 9.4 mi
- Before I Die ...: 9.5 mi
- Wickersham State Historical Site: 9.2 mi
- Juneau-Douglas City Museum: 9.3 mi
- Alaska State Museum: 9.4 mi
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: 9.5 mi
- Last Chance Mining Museum: 9.7 mi
- Overlook: 3.1 mi
- Governor's house: 9.2 mi
- outer point: 9.5 mi
- Goldbelt Tram: 9.9 mi
- AJ Falls: 0.5 mi
- Nugget Falls: 0.7 mi
- Ebner Falls: 9.5 mi
- Lena Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.7 mi
- Berm Beach: 23.7 mi
- Juneau Arboretum: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Snow Towers | N 5° | 2,135 m | 14.6 mi |
| Emperor Peak | NNE 27° | 2,062 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Dukes | NNE 30° | 1,953 m | 12.6 mi |
| Princess Peak | NNE 32° | 1,946 m | 11.6 mi |
| Folded Towers | N 359° | 1,940 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Ernest Gruening | NNW 340° | 1,844 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Ernest Gruening-South Peak | NNW 339° | 1,833 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Wrather | NNE 23° | 1,783 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:20 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 03:51 | 20:58 | 22:10 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:07 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 13:28 | 15:07 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 28 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Juneau Forecast Office, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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