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Black Rapids Training Area

Black Rapids Training Area from directly overhead

Black Rapids Training Area is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 698 m. Mount Moffet stands 3,969 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pillsbury, a peak 7.4 miles away. Richardson Highway runs past it. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What to expect

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United States Army

How to reach it

Coordinates63.51209, -145.85671

35 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Mount Pillsbury: 7.4 mi
  • Devils Thumb: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Silvertip: 7.8 mi
  • Item Peak: 7.9 mi
  • Lion's Head: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pipeline Viewpoint: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rapid Falls: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Richardson Monument: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoffetWNW 283°3,969 m17.1 mi
Mount ShandW 277°3,859 m18.4 mi
McGinnis PeakW 279°3,475 m13.9 mi
Aurora PeakW 272°3,068 m21.2 mi
TusacESE 111°3,024 m18.9 mi
White PrincessESE 115°2,987 m14.9 mi
Black CapESE 107°2,958 m14.0 mi
Mount SilvertipESE 102°2,865 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4518:5719:59
June solstice03:2622:1800:06
September equinox07:2818:4519:46
December solstice10:29—14:56

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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