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Unga

Unga from directly overhead

Unga is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Eagle Mountain stands 514 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Foster Out House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 4.3 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Alaska, USA

How to reach it

Coordinates55.18420, -160.50500

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Foster Out House: 0.1 mi
  • Foster Shed: 0.1 mi
  • Foster: 0.1 mi
  • Shed: 0.1 mi
  • Banya: 0.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Hunt's Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Bloomer Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Apollo Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Red Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Danger Point Peak: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Humboldt Harbor: 9.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach South: 10.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • LARSEN'S GARDEN: 0.2 mi
  • Garden: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Fossil Beach: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainESE 110°514 m19.5 mi
Apollo MountainW 274°497 m4.3 mi
Saddler PeakSE 138°491 m20.6 mi
Mount DavidsonESE 107°469 m19.2 mi
Red MountainWNW 299°376 m4.9 mi
Bloomer PeakWNW 300°375 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:4520:0820:56
June solstice06:0222:2523:27
September equinox08:2819:5520:43
December solstice10:0715:5917:15

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313131354147515349413633
Precip in4.04.42.42.64.03.12.93.94.95.05.16.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Point 1 ENE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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