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Kwigiumpainukamiut

Kwigiumpainukamiut from directly overhead

Kwigiumpainukamiut is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Molybdenum Mountain stands 518 m to the north, 17 miles off. 2 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

human settlement in Alaska, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates61.56860, -159.22600

2 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 2
  • Molybdenum Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Gibralter Point: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Molybdenum MountainN 357°518 m17.1 mi
Gibralter PointE 94°355 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:3819:5420:52
June solstice04:5322:5600:26
September equinox08:2219:4120:39
December solstice10:5616:15

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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