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Iditarod

Iditarod from directly overhead

Iditarod is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Camelback Mountain stands 840 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicken Mountain, a peak 12 miles away. 3 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

ghost town in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates62.54444, -158.09528

3 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 3
  • Chicken Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Swinging Dome: 15.6 mi
  • Camelback Mountain: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camelback MountainE 90°840 m23.8 mi
Chicken MountainSSE 159°726 m11.7 mi
Swinging DomeSSW 202°690 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:3419:4820:47
June solstice04:3422:5900:36
September equinox08:1719:3520:35
December solstice11:0415:59

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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