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Canon Mount

Canon Mount from directly overhead

Canon Mount is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 3.1 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Possible Panama Mount for 152 mm World War II canon.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.18311, -162.63948

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Canon Mount: 0.0 mi
  • Nurse's Lagoon Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Navy Town WWII Military Airfield: 0.6 mi
  • WWII Lookout Outpost: 0.7 mi
  • WW II Tank Farm: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Mount Baldy: 5.9 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 11.0 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Camel Humps: 13.9 mi
  • Morzhovoi Volcano: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Raft Reggata: 2.0 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 5.1 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 14.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 6.7 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 7.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 13.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 15.4 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakSW 224°1,920 m11.0 mi
Mount DuttonE 89°1,510 m14.4 mi
Mount DuttonE 89°1,473 m14.0 mi
Mount EmmonsENE 64°1,465 m24.8 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesNE 56°1,176 m23.5 mi
North Walrus PeakSSW 211°893 m16.4 mi
South Walrus PeakSSW 210°892 m16.4 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoSSW 212°822 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5320:1621:04
June solstice06:1122:3323:36
September equinox08:3720:0320:51
December solstice10:1616:0817:23

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283030354147525348413531
Precip in3.43.23.02.72.62.72.53.74.54.95.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/542715749

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