Gold Star Peak
Gold Star Peak is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 1,265 m. Bashful Peak stands 2,440 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount POW/MIA, a peak 0.3 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- There are three permanent monuments here, all within a 50ft radius of each other. One monument is for fallen service members, one for fallen service members stationed at nearby JBER, and a third for military service dogs in Vietnam.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 26.9 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thunderbird Scenic Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Gorge Viewing Deck · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount POW/MIA: 0.3 mi
- Goat Rock: 1.3 mi
- West Twin Peak: 1.6 mi
- East Twin Peak: 2.1 mi
- Pepper Peak: 3.7 mi
- Reflections Lake: 3.2 mi
- Edmonds Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- Mirror Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Coyote Ski Trails: 6.9 mi
- Tonjess Park: 7.2 mi
- Curtis D. Menard Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Red Barn: 14.9 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 16.7 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 17.6 mi
- Sutton Coal Wash Plant: 21.3 mi
- Bear statue: 9.2 mi
- Where the Matanuska RIver Flows: 9.3 mi
- Harkening Spirit: 9.4 mi
- Resurrection Koru: 9.4 mi
- Bear: 11.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 9.3 mi
- Millie's Garden: 9.5 mi
- Perennial Garden: 9.6 mi
- Eckert Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Gathering Place: 9.8 mi
- Palmer Museum of History & Art: 11.1 mi
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 12.0 mi
- Old Houses of Wasilla: 12.2 mi
- Wasilla Museum & Visitors Center: 12.2 mi
- Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry: 14.4 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 5.2 mi
- Reindeer Farm: 8.3 mi
- Musk Ox Farm: 13.4 mi
- Gateway Scenic Overlook: 18.4 mi
- Alpine Historical Park: 21.4 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 5.0 mi
- South Fork Falls: 14.1 mi
- Heritage Falls: 17.9 mi
- Hatcher Pass Public Use Area: 24.1 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 24.3 mi
- Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 10.2 mi
- Beaver Beach: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Gold Star Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashful Peak | SE 130° | 2,440 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bellicose Peak | SSE 158° | 2,328 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Rumble | SSE 162° | 2,295 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bold Peak | SE 126° | 2,293 m | 11.7 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | S 171° | 2,271 m | 15.9 mi |
| Benign Peak | SSE 153° | 2,205 m | 13.3 mi |
| Benevolent Peak | SE 132° | 2,172 m | 15.8 mi |
| East Kiliak Peak | S 170° | 2,164 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:14 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:15 | 22:15 | 23:44 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:01 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:15 | — | 15:37 |
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 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 58 | 49 | 35 | 21 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eklutna WTP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9943176514
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