Canon Mount
Canon Mount is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenezurof Lagoon East WWII Gun Camp, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 2.8 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
Possible 152 mm World War II Panama Gun Mount
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Kenezurof Lagoon East WWII Gun Camp: 0.0 mi
- WWII Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Joe Kenezurofff Fox Cabin: 2.0 mi
- Little Radion Kuzakin's Fox Cabin: 2.1 mi
- Kenezuroff Trapper Cabins: 2.1 mi
- Mount Baldy: 8.3 mi
- Mount Dutton: 15.1 mi
- Frosty Peak: 16.2 mi
- Camel Humps: 16.9 mi
- Round Top Hill: 18.1 mi
- Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 4.2 mi
- Raft Reggata: 7.0 mi
- S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 12.7 mi
- Haanĝux̂: 7.2 mi
- Anvil Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Barneys Creek Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Baseball Field Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Kaslokan Point: 12.5 mi
- Galagatax̂ Ridge: 16.2 mi
- Dutton Spring Water: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canon Mount. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frosty Peak | SSW 209° | 1,920 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Dutton | ESE 114° | 1,473 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Emmons | ENE 78° | 1,465 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Walrus Peak | SSW 203° | 893 m | 22.1 mi |
| South Walrus Peak | SSW 202° | 892 m | 22.2 mi |
| Morzhovoi Volcano | SSW 203° | 822 m | 19.7 mi |
| Aghileen Pinnacles | ESE 117° | 649 m | 19.2 mi |
| Amak Volcano | WNW 297° | 513 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:53 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 22:34 | 23:36 |
| September equinox | 08:37 | 20:03 | 20:51 |
| December solstice | 10:16 | 16:07 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Nome).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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