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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 south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Ruin, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Panama Mount for 155 mm WWII Canon

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates55.31418, -162.76672
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • WWII Ruin: 1.1 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 1.1 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 1.2 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 1.2 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 3
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 5.4 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 8.0 mi
  • Raft Reggata: 9.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 13.1 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 21.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

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 PeakS 189°1,920 m17.2 mi
Mount DuttonESE 114°1,510 m21.3 mi
Mount DuttonESE 115°1,473 m21.0 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesE 81°1,176 m24.8 mi
North Walrus PeakS 188°893 m23.3 mi
South Walrus PeakS 188°892 m23.5 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoS 187°822 m21.1 mi
Amak VolcanoWNW 296°513 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5420:1721:05
June solstice06:1022:3523:37
September equinox08:3820:0320:52
December solstice10:1716:0717:23

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/545979373

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