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Kashega

Kashega from directly overhead

Kashega is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Kimble stands 647 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Brennen Butte, a peak 3.2 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

Abandoned Aleut Village

How to reach it

Coordinates53.46618, -167.16255

15 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Brennen Butte: 3.2 mi
  • Kismaliuk Butte: 3.9 mi
  • Mount Kimble: 9.7 mi
  • Mount Aspid: 12.4 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • World War II Hut: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KimbleSW647 m9.7 mi
Kismaliuk ButteSSW568 m3.9 mi
Mount AspidWSW497 m12.4 mi
Big ButteSW495 m18.2 mi
Round Top MountainSW485 m12.5 mi
Brennen ButteESE467 m3.2 mi
Windy RidgeSW393 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox09:1120:3621:22
June solstice06:4022:4423:42
September equinox08:5520:2321:09
December solstice10:2316:4417:52

Local time (America/Nome).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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