K’alyáan Pole
K’alyáan Pole is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosquito Legend Pole, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.3 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
Totem Pole carved by Tommy Joseph (Naal’xák’w) in 1999.
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
106 named places within 25 miles
- Picnic Rock: 1.4 mi
- Mount Verstovia: 2.0 mi
- Harbor Peak: 2.1 mi
- Gavan Hill: 2.7 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mosquito Legend Pole: 0.0 mi
- Lakich’inei Pole: 0.1 mi
- Gaanax.ádi /Raven Crest Pole: 0.1 mi
- Raven Memorial Pole: 0.1 mi
- Trader Legend Pole: 0.1 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.3 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Knutson Park: 1.2 mi
- Moller Park: 1.4 mi
- Turnaround Park: 1.5 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.3 mi
- Castle Hill: 1.0 mi
- Russian Blockhouse: 1.0 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 5.7 mi
- Glass Ball Beach: 15.9 mi
- Chicken Coop: 0.5 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.5 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.7 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 0.8 mi
- Russian Bishops House: 0.8 mi
- Sage Beach: 0.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.0 mi
- Indian River Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of K’alyáan Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | NE 48° | 1,503 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Bassie | E 85° | 1,355 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | ESE 119° | 1,317 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NNE 29° | 1,312 m | 8.6 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | N 360° | 1,311 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 87° | 1,239 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cupola Peak | ESE 109° | 1,212 m | 8.2 mi |
| East Sister | NE 42° | 1,165 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:25 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:07 | 20:53 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:12 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 13:54 | 15:21 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sitka 1 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3131514174
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