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Gun Mount

Gun Mount from directly overhead

Gun Mount is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII HUT, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 2.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Panama Mount for 155 mm World War II canon

How to reach it

Coordinates55.07040, -162.49588

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 13
  • Telegraph Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Camel Humps: 8.1 mi
  • Round Top Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Blueberry Peak: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Raft Reggata: 10.6 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 14.7 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 23.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Anvil Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Haanĝux̂: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 2.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 11.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakW 270°1,920 m13.3 mi
Mount DuttonNE 47°1,510 m11.9 mi
Mount DuttonNE 46°1,473 m11.6 mi
North Walrus PeakWSW 246°893 m15.5 mi
South Walrus PeakWSW 245°892 m15.3 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoWSW 253°822 m13.8 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesENE 65°649 m12.8 mi
Mount BaldyNW 306°282 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5320:1621:04
June solstice06:1122:3223:34
September equinox08:3620:0320:50
December solstice10:1416:0917:23

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/546486776

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