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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 south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenezuroff Trapper Cabins, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 2.9 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Possible 152 mm World War II Panama Gun Mount

How to reach it

Coordinates55.27360, -162.67948

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Kenezuroff Trapper Cabins: 0.5 mi
  • Arseny Galashoff's Fox Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Canon Mount: 1.8 mi
  • Kenezurof Lagoon East WWII Gun Camp: 1.8 mi
  • Little Radion Kuzakin's Fox Cabin: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Mount Baldy: 7.1 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 15.4 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 16.7 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 17.1 mi
  • Camel Humps: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 2.9 mi
  • Raft Reggata: 6.7 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 10.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 8.7 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 17.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 20.3 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 PeakSSW 203°1,920 m15.4 mi
Mount DuttonESE 111°1,510 m17.1 mi
Mount DuttonESE 111°1,473 m16.7 mi
Mount EmmonsENE 79°1,465 m24.3 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesENE 72°1,176 m22.2 mi
North Walrus PeakSSW 199°893 m21.4 mi
South Walrus PeakSSW 198°892 m21.5 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoSSW 198°822 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5320:1621:05
June solstice06:1022:3423:36
September equinox08:3720:0320:51
December solstice10:1716:0717:23

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/542710254

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