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Ryan Air plane crash (1989)

Ryan Air plane crash (1989) from directly overhead

Ryan Air plane crash (1989) is an attraction, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Aurora Mountain stands 647 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rodney Mountain, a peak 10 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1989
Elevation
8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.48113, -166.19987

12 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Rodney Mountain: 10.4 mi
  • Cone Mountain: 15.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • Monument Rock: 20.7 mi
  • Aurora Mountain: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Roald Amundsen: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Biggest Gold Pan: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ryan Air plane crash (1989). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aurora MountainNE 46°647 m23.3 mi
Monument RockENE 68°442 m20.7 mi
Cone MountainENE 60°422 m15.3 mi
Elizabeth MountainNNE 32°399 m15.8 mi
Rodney MountainENE 59°348 m10.4 mi
Twin MountainENE 59°347 m24.7 mi
Bonanza HillENE 73°195 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox09:0620:1721:20
June solstice04:2423:4801:51
September equinox08:4920:0421:08
December solstice12:06—16:01

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F691023374852504330189
Precip in0.91.00.70.70.91.02.43.22.21.81.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nome AP, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7447488789

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