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Afognak

Afognak from directly overhead

Afognak is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Sharatin Mountain stands 865 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Litnik Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.0 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

human settlement in Afognak, Alaska, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates58.00778, -152.76806

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
  • Litnik Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Katenai Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Hatchery Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Ellison: 8.2 mi
  • Afognak Mountain: 9.1 mi
Parks: 16
Museums: 4
  • Kodiak Military History Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
  • Kodiak History Museum: 20.3 mi
  • Kodiak Maritime Museum: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Three Sisters Trailhead: 17.7 mi
  • Trail to Barometer Mountain: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Buskin Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Jewel Beach: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Benny Benson grave: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Afognak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sharatin MountainSSE 168°865 m13.9 mi
Erskine MountainSSE 161°806 m18.9 mi
Barometer MountainSSE 155°764 m19.3 mi
Kupreanof MountainWSW 247°744 m13.3 mi
Mount Lowell WakefieldWNW 284°742 m12.0 mi
Pyramid MountainSSE 154°730 m15.9 mi
Cloud PeakNW 317°721 m14.5 mi
Mount EllisonSSW 208°697 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:1319:3320:25
June solstice05:0822:0823:19
September equinox07:5719:2020:12
December solstice09:5614:4916:24

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303132374450545449413531

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouzinkie, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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