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Peace Memorial

Peace Memorial from directly overhead

Peace Memorial is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 206th Coast Artillery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
May Peace Prevail on Earth

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.87263, -166.52362

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Haystack Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Newhall: 1.0 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill Peak: 1.4 mi
Attractions
  • BIA Hospital 1942 Jun 3: 0.7 mi
  • WWII JIN Crater: 0.7 mi
  • WWII Anti-Aircraft Gun: 0.7 mi
  • Unalaska Police Shoulder Patch: 0.7 mi
  • Nirvana ship wreck: 0.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Unalaska Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Tutiakoff Field: 0.2 mi
  • Tanaadakuchax Park: 0.4 mi
  • Town Park: 0.4 mi
  • Expedition Park: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Glass Beach: 1.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Makushin VolcanoW1,811 m15.8 mi
Table Top MountainNW829 m9.3 mi
Lofty MountainENE695 m10.1 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW651 m1.9 mi
Mount Marshall ReeseWNW596 m14.3 mi
Elizabeth PeakSW590 m6.0 mi
Sugarloaf ConeWNW581 m12.0 mi
Red Cinder DomeWNW574 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox09:0920:3321:20
June solstice06:3522:4323:42
September equinox08:5320:2021:06
December solstice10:2316:3717:47

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333434374247525449433835
Precip in6.85.24.63.54.22.52.32.95.77.96.77.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dutch Harbor, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8254703167

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