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Dickson

Dickson from directly overhead

Dickson is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Osborn Dome stands 512 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Uncle Sam Mountain, a peak 6.2 miles away. 5 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

ghost town in Alaska, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates64.55556, -164.41472

5 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 5
  • Uncle Sam Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Reindeer Hil: 18.1 mi
  • Donahue Mountain: 20.4 mi
  • Army Peak: 23.0 mi
  • Osborn Dome: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Osborn DomeWNW 288°512 m24.0 mi
Uncle Sam MountainNE 42°395 m6.2 mi
Army PeakW 267°187 m23.0 mi
Donahue MountainE 87°177 m20.4 mi
Reindeer HilWSW 252°149 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5820:0921:13
June solstice04:1423:4101:46
September equinox08:4219:5721:01
December solstice12:0015:53

Local time (America/Nome).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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