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Ophir

Ophir from directly overhead

Ophir is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Cloudy Mountain stands 1,271 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou Mountain, a peak 8.6 miles away. 8 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

ghost town in Alaska, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates63.14472, -156.51944

8 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Caribou Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • French Joe Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Cloudy Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Mount Hurst: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cloudy MountainENE 77°1,271 m14.1 mi
Takotna MountainSE 133°976 m21.7 mi
Mount HurstWNW 292°878 m14.9 mi
Mount JoaquimSSE 156°611 m21.5 mi
Madison MountainNNW 334°597 m18.4 mi
Caribou MountainNNW 345°585 m8.6 mi
French Joe MountainSSE 153°575 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:2719:4020:41
June solstice04:1622:5700:41
September equinox08:1119:2820:29
December solstice11:0615:44

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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