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Mosquito Legend Pole

Mosquito Legend Pole from directly overhead

Mosquito Legend 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 Lakich’inei 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 - 1941

How to reach it

Coordinates57.04584, -135.31424

106 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Picnic Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Harbor Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Verstovia: 2.1 mi
  • Gavan Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Harbor Mountain: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
Parks: 8
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 4
  • 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
Beaches: 2
  • Sage Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Indian River Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Bear Mountain Waterfall: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sitka National Historical Park: 0.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mosquito Legend Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ante PeakNE 48°1,503 m7.0 mi
Mount BassieE 85°1,355 m10.5 mi
Mount RadamakerESE 119°1,317 m21.3 mi
Mount KatlianNNE 29°1,312 m8.6 mi
Annahootz MountainN 0°1,311 m16.7 mi
Bear MountainE 87°1,239 m5.7 mi
Cupola PeakESE 108°1,212 m8.2 mi
East SisterNE 43°1,165 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:2519:15
June solstice04:0720:5322:01
September equinox06:4718:1219:02
December solstice08:3913:5415:21

Local time (America/Sitka).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333436414752555651443734
Precip in9.66.56.45.04.03.65.59.613.814.812.111.0

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3146765244

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