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Makushin

Makushin from directly overhead

Makushin is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II Hut, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Abandoned Aleut Village

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Coordinates53.76914, -166.98744
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Waterfall: 16.9 mi
  • Waterfall: 17.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • World War II Hut: 0.0 mi
  • World War II Hut: 0.7 mi
  • WWII Submarine Marker: 19.3 mi
  • WWII Underground Hospital: 19.7 mi
  • Jesse Lee Home Monument: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Round Top: 7.4 mi
  • Makushin Volcano: 8.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Cone: 12.1 mi
  • Red Cinder Dome: 14.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Peak: 15.6 mi
Parks: 6
  • Expedition Park: 19.3 mi
  • Town Park: 19.9 mi
  • Sitka Spruce Park: 19.9 mi
  • Tutiakoff Field: 20.1 mi
  • Unalaska Memorial Park: 20.2 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Glass Beach: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Makushin VolcanoNNE 21°1,811 m8.7 mi
Table Top MountainNE 42°829 m18.7 mi
Pyramid PeakENE 74°651 m19.1 mi
Mount Marshall ReeseNNE 25°596 m16.5 mi
Elizabeth PeakE 82°590 m15.6 mi
Sugarloaf ConeNE 36°581 m12.1 mi
Red Cinder DomeNNE 18°574 m14.6 mi
Kiichxix KangaxtaxE 95°518 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox09:1120:3521:22
June solstice06:3822:4523:43
September equinox08:5520:2221:08
December solstice10:2516:4017:49

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333434374247525449433835
Precip in6.85.24.63.54.22.52.32.95.77.96.77.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dutch Harbor, 20 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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