Prospect Creek
Prospect Creek is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. Twelvemile Mountain stands 972 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pope Creek Dome, a peak 15 miles away. Dalton Highway passes 0.8 miles off. 7 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
human settlement in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States of America
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Dalton Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Gobblers Knob · 5 mi
- Grayling Lake Wayside · 12 mi
7 named places within 25 miles
- Pope Creek Dome: 14.5 mi
- Birch Hill: 23.6 mi
- Twelvemile Mountain: 24.2 mi
- South Fork Koyukuk: 17.1 mi
- South Fork Koyukuk: 17.1 mi
- Arctic Circle Wayside: 18.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prospect Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelvemile Mountain | NNE 11° | 972 m | 24.2 mi |
| Birch Hill | WNW 292° | 326 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:03 | 19:09 | 20:19 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:46 | 18:57 | 20:07 |
| December solstice | 12:07 | — | 13:56 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | -11 | -3 | 4 | 25 | 45 | 59 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 21 | 0 | -6 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bettles AP, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
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