Sitka National Historical Park
Sitka National Historical Park is an attraction in Alaska, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentennial Pole, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.0 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
United States national park in Alaska
Dates from 1972.
Wikidata Q7531931, matched on coordinates and name (362 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 6.00 m
- Elevation
- 5.60 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
106 named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Rock: 1.6 mi
- Harbor Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Verstovia: 2.1 mi
- Gavan Hill: 2.6 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bicentennial Pole: 0.0 mi
- Yaadaas Crest Corner Pole Fragments: 0.0 mi
- Totem Conservation Exhibit: 0.0 mi
- Frog/Raven Pole: 0.0 mi
- Yaadaas Crest Pole: 0.0 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.0 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Moller Park: 1.1 mi
- Turnaround Park: 1.3 mi
- Knutson Park: 1.5 mi
- Chicken Coop: 0.2 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.3 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.4 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Castle Hill: 0.7 mi
- Russian Blockhouse: 0.8 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 5.5 mi
- Glass Ball Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 0.2 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Russian Bishops House: 0.5 mi
- Sage Beach: 0.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.8 mi
- Indian River Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 4.9 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sitka National Historical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | NE 50° | 1,503 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Bassie | E 86° | 1,355 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | ESE 119° | 1,317 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NNE 31° | 1,312 m | 8.5 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | N 1° | 1,311 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 89° | 1,239 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cupola Peak | ESE 109° | 1,212 m | 8.4 mi |
| East Sister | NE 46° | 1,165 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:25 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:07 | 20:53 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:12 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 13:54 | 15:21 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sitka 1 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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