Gun Mount
Gun Mount is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
World War II gun mount.
How to reach it
- On the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
72 named places within 25 miles
- WWII: 0.3 mi
- Old Wooden Dock Ruin: 0.5 mi
- Cold Bay Airport: 0.5 mi
- World War II Antenna Area: 0.7 mi
- WWII Antenna Area: 0.7 mi
- Mount Baldy: 3.2 mi
- Frosty Peak: 10.8 mi
- Morzhovoi Volcano: 14.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 16.1 mi
- North Walrus Peak: 16.8 mi
- Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Raft Reggata: 2.4 mi
- S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 10.7 mi
- Haanĝux̂: 9.1 mi
- Anvil Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Barneys Creek Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
- Baseball Field Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Kaslokan Point: 10.3 mi
- Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
- Galagatax̂ Ridge: 17.1 mi
- Dutton Spring Water: 18.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frosty Peak | SSW 206° | 1,920 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Dutton | E 95° | 1,473 m | 17.0 mi |
| North Walrus Peak | SSW 199° | 893 m | 16.8 mi |
| South Walrus Peak | SSW 198° | 892 m | 16.9 mi |
| Morzhovoi Volcano | SSW 199° | 822 m | 14.4 mi |
| Aghileen Pinnacles | ESE 102° | 649 m | 20.6 mi |
| Amak Volcano | NW 310° | 513 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Baldy | WSW 247° | 282 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:53 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 22:34 | 23:36 |
| September equinox | 08:37 | 20:03 | 20:51 |
| December solstice | 10:16 | 16:08 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Nome).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/543836019
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