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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. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

Abandoned Aleut Village

How to reach it

Coordinates53.46618, -167.16255

16 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
Historic sites: 2
  • World War II Hut: 22.1 mi
  • World War II Hut: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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 KimbleSW 231°647 m9.7 mi
Kismaliuk ButteSSW 191°568 m3.9 mi
Mount AspidWSW 252°497 m12.4 mi
Big ButteSW 232°495 m18.2 mi
Round Top MountainSW 230°485 m12.5 mi
Brennen ButteESE 116°467 m3.2 mi
Windy RidgeSW 227°393 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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