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Totem Bight Historical State Park

Totem Bight Historical State Park from directly overhead

Totem Bight Historical State Park is an attraction in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mahoney Mountain stands 1,015 m to the east, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Totem 13, Halibut Pole, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

park in the United States of America

Dates from 1959.

Wikidata Q7828299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates55.42068, -131.77262

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Signal Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Cove Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Sullivan Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Thornton Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • High Mountain: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Totem 13, Halibut Pole: 0.0 mi
  • Totem 12, Kadjuk Bird Pole: 0.0 mi
  • Totem 11, Kat’s Bear Wife: 0.0 mi
  • Totem 14, Thunderer's Pole:: 0.0 mi
  • Totem 3 Man Wearing Bear Hat: 0.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Alder Park: 5.4 mi
  • Settlers Cove: 6.5 mi
  • Eagle Park: 7.3 mi
  • Whale Park: 7.4 mi
  • City Park: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Refuge cove: 1.0 mi
  • South Point Higgins Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Coast Guard Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Refuge beach: 6.5 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Alaska Rainforest Family Adventure: 2.4 mi
  • Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show: 7.5 mi
  • Saxman Totem Park: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ward Lake Day Use Area: 3.0 mi
  • Grassy Point Picnic Site: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Raven Stealing The Sun: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Totem Bight Historical State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mahoney MountainE 100°1,015 m9.0 mi
Northbird MountainESE 112°1,003 m8.8 mi
John MountainESE 102°987 m7.9 mi
Roy Jones MountainESE 114°944 m8.7 mi
Twin PeaksESE 109°942 m11.0 mi
Achilles MountainESE 117°919 m10.1 mi
Deer MountainSE 128°915 m8.7 mi
Brown MountainE 88°908 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1219:01
June solstice04:0520:3121:34
September equinox06:3318:0018:48
December solstice08:1414:0215:18

Local time (America/Sitka).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353638435055595953463935
Precip in11.77.87.57.35.54.75.28.010.212.913.110.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchikan 10N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/435717088

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