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Saxman Totem Park

Saxman Totem Park from directly overhead

Saxman Totem Park is an attraction in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mahoney Mountain stands 1,015 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Totem, a park 0.1 miles away. Walden Point Road passes 3.3 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.31897, -131.59814

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buck Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Doe Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Deer Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Fawn Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Level Mountain: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 19
Parks: 8
  • Historic Totem: 0.1 mi
  • Saxman Totem Park: 0.1 mi
  • Totem Heritage Museum Park: 2.2 mi
  • City Park: 2.2 mi
  • Whale Park: 2.4 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Refuge cove: 8.9 mi
  • South Point Higgins Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Coast Guard Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Refuge beach: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Raven Stealing The Sun: 2.4 mi
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Grassy Point Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Ward Lake Day Use Area: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Saxman Totem Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mahoney MountainNNE 21°1,015 m5.8 mi
Northbird MountainNNE 19°1,003 m4.0 mi
John MountainN 10°987 m5.5 mi
Roy Jones MountainNNE 17°944 m3.7 mi
Twin PeaksNE 46°942 m4.9 mi
Achilles MountainNE 41°919 m3.2 mi
Deer MountainN 359°915 m1.7 mi
Brown MountainNNW 348°908 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1219:00
June solstice04:0520:3021:32
September equinox06:3317:5918:47
December solstice08:1214:0215:18

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4796211023

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