Port Wakefield
Port Wakefield is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Sharatin Mountain stands 865 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lowell Wakefield, a peak 1.3 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.3 miles off. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
18 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Lowell Wakefield: 1.3 mi
- Godfrey Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Cloud Peak: 7.7 mi
- Afognak Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Kupreanof Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Port Lions School Park: 14.0 mi
- Ouzinkie School Park: 21.8 mi
- Afognak: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Port Wakefield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharatin Mountain | SE 141° | 865 m | 21.2 mi |
| Kupreanof Mountain | SSW 193° | 744 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Lowell Wakefield | W 269° | 742 m | 1.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SE 134° | 730 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cloud Peak | N 3° | 721 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Ellison | SSE 147° | 697 m | 12.0 mi |
| Afognak Mountain | NE 50° | 688 m | 8.0 mi |
| Paramanof Mountain | NE 48° | 663 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:14 | 19:35 | 20:26 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 22:10 | 23:21 |
| September equinox | 07:58 | 19:22 | 20:13 |
| December solstice | 09:58 | 14:49 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouzinkie, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
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