Ghost town · Alaska
Council
Council is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Mount Bendeleben stands 1,137 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mordaunt, a peak 2.6 miles away. 9 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
human settlement in Alaska, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates64.89500, -163.67600
9 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 9
- Mount Mordaunt: 2.6 mi
- Mount Wick: 6.3 mi
- King Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Bermudez Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Mount Dixon: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Council. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bendeleben | NNW 328° | 1,137 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chauik Mountain | N 351° | 1,056 m | 17.1 mi |
| Golden Peak | N 6° | 887 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Dixon | W 278° | 456 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Wick | ENE 75° | 450 m | 6.3 mi |
| King Mountain | NNE 31° | 336 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Mordaunt | NW 326° | 201 m | 2.6 mi |
| Donahue Mountain | S 184° | 177 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:55 | 20:06 | 21:10 |
| June solstice | 04:00 | 23:42 | 01:54 |
| September equinox | 08:39 | 19:53 | 20:58 |
| December solstice | 12:04 | — | 15:43 |
Local time (America/Nome).
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