Historic site · Alaska

Chenega

Chenega from directly overhead

Chenega is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Crown Peak stands 1,767 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chenega Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 2.9 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

Alutiiq village reported by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census (1884,p. 29). Village abandoned after the 1964 earthquake destroyed it.

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bay in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, United States of America

Wikidata Q49374874, matched on coordinates and name (242 m apart).

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Coordinates60.28017, -148.07674

2.9 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National

Around it

16 named places within 25 miles

Peaks16

Chenega Peak: 2.4 mi
Dual Head: 4.9 mi
Jackpot Peak: 6.3 mi
Claw Peak: 7.5 mi
Saddle Peak: 11.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Crown Peak	W 277°	1,767 m	23.9 mi
Pinnacle Mountain	WSW 239°	1,631 m	22.6 mi
Puget Peak	SW 227°	1,205 m	23.9 mi
Saddle Peak	NNW 343°	913 m	11.0 mi
Eshamy Peak	N 360°	884 m	13.9 mi
Claw Peak	SW 228°	790 m	7.5 mi
Jackpot Peak	WNW 295°	762 m	6.3 mi
Horn Mountain	ESE 113°	696 m	12.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:54	19:11	20:07
June solstice	04:26	22:03	23:24
September equinox	07:38	18:59	19:54
December solstice	09:58	13:25	15:45

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	30	31	31	37	45	52	56	55	49	41	34	32
Precip in	12.3	11.6	9.6	10.3	8.1	4.5	5.3	9.8	17.4	17.3	15.9	15.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port SAN Juan, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/849733224

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