Canon Mount
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
- 3.1 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Raft Reggata: 2.0 mi
- Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 5.1 mi
- S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 14.0 mi
- Haanĝux̂: 6.7 mi
- Anvil Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Barneys Creek Picnic Site: 8.5 mi
- Baseball Field Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Kaslokan Point: 7.0 mi
- Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Galagatax̂ Ridge: 13.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frosty Peak | SW 224° | 1,920 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Dutton | E 89° | 1,510 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Dutton | E 89° | 1,473 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Emmons | ENE 64° | 1,465 m | 24.8 mi |
| Aghileen Pinnacles | NE 56° | 1,176 m | 23.5 mi |
| North Walrus Peak | SSW 211° | 893 m | 16.4 mi |
| South Walrus Peak | SSW 210° | 892 m | 16.4 mi |
| Morzhovoi Volcano | SSW 212° | 822 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:53 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 22:33 | 23:36 |
| September equinox | 08:37 | 20:03 | 20:51 |
| December solstice | 10:16 | 16:08 | 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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