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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 MountainESE902 m23.3 mi
North Yoke MountainSE772 m15.8 mi
South Yoke MountainSSE747 m16.2 mi
Island MountainSE705 m24.0 mi
Southwest TwinSSE667 m22.2 mi
Northeast TwinSSE665 m21.8 mi
Mitlak MountainSSE560 m22.6 mi
Cone MountainSSE540 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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