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Gun Mount

Gun Mount from directly overhead

Gun Mount is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 0.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

WWII gun mount.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.20666, -162.70828

73 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 49
  • WWII: 0.1 mi
  • Old Wooden Dock Ruin: 0.3 mi
  • World War II Antenna Area: 0.5 mi
  • WWII Antenna Area: 0.5 mi
  • Cold Bay Airport: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Mount Baldy: 3.3 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 10.7 mi
  • Morzhovoi Volcano: 14.3 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 15.9 mi
  • North Walrus Peak: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Raft Reggata: 2.2 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 2.3 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 10.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 9.0 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 10.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 18.6 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 PeakSSW1,920 m10.7 mi
Mount DuttonE1,473 m16.8 mi
North Walrus PeakSSW893 m16.7 mi
South Walrus PeakSSW892 m16.8 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoSSW822 m14.3 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesE649 m20.4 mi
Amak VolcanoNW513 m22.7 mi
Mount BaldyWSW282 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5320:1721:05
June solstice06:1122:3423:36
September equinox08:3720:0320:51
December solstice10:1616:0817:23

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/543836015

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