Gun Mount
Gun Mount is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 0.5 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
Panama Mount for WWII 155 mm canon.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- WWII: 0.0 mi
- Old Wooden Dock Ruin: 0.2 mi
- World War II Antenna Area: 0.4 mi
- WWII Antenna Area: 0.5 mi
- Cold Bay Airport: 0.6 mi
- Mount Baldy: 3.4 mi
- Frosty Peak: 10.8 mi
- Morzhovoi Volcano: 14.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 15.9 mi
- North Walrus Peak: 16.7 mi
- Raft Reggata: 2.1 mi
- Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 2.4 mi
- S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 11.0 mi
- Haanĝux̂: 8.9 mi
- Anvil Mountain: 16.6 mi
- Barneys Creek Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Baseball Field Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Kaslokan Point: 10.0 mi
- Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Galagatax̂ Ridge: 16.8 mi
- Dutton Spring Water: 18.5 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 208° | 1,920 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Dutton | E 95° | 1,473 m | 16.7 mi |
| North Walrus Peak | SSW 200° | 893 m | 16.7 mi |
| South Walrus Peak | SSW 199° | 892 m | 16.8 mi |
| Morzhovoi Volcano | SSW 200° | 822 m | 14.3 mi |
| Aghileen Pinnacles | E 101° | 649 m | 20.3 mi |
| Amak Volcano | NW 310° | 513 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Baldy | WSW 251° | 282 m | 3.4 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.
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