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Arolik

Arolik from directly overhead

Arolik is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Thumb Mountain stands 902 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Yoke Mountain, a peak 16 miles away. 9 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

ghost Town in Alaska, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates59.69972, -161.87639

9 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
  • North Yoke Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • South Yoke Mountain: 16.2 mi
  • Figure Four Mountain: 18.7 mi
  • Northeast Twin: 21.8 mi
  • Southwest Twin: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thumb MountainESE 105°902 m23.3 mi
North Yoke MountainSE 146°772 m15.8 mi
South Yoke MountainSSE 148°747 m16.2 mi
Island MountainSE 135°705 m24.0 mi
Southwest TwinSSE 163°667 m22.2 mi
Northeast TwinSSE 161°665 m21.8 mi
Mitlak MountainSSE 148°560 m22.6 mi
Cone MountainSSE 167°540 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:4920:0821:02
June solstice05:2722:5400:13
September equinox08:3319:5520:49
December solstice10:4814:4516:45

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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