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Rocky Point Monument

Rocky Point Monument from directly overhead

Rocky Point Monument is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Ragged Jack stands 2,470 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Ruin, a historic site 4.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 8.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Rocky Point

How to reach it

Coordinates54.97103, -163.44257

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 11
  • Traders Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Sentinel Peak: 11.1 mi
  • Roundtop Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Kenmore Head: 16.3 mi
  • Ragged Jack: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • False Pass Hot Springs Site: 9.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged JackSW2,470 m18.1 mi
Roundtop MountainSSW1,871 m13.2 mi
North Walrus PeakE893 m23.4 mi
South Walrus PeakE892 m23.6 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoE822 m24.5 mi
Ikatok PeakSSE599 m20.6 mi
Traders MountainESE564 m5.7 mi
Dora PeakSSE550 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5620:2021:08
June solstice06:1522:3623:37
September equinox08:4020:0620:54
December solstice10:1816:1417:28

Local time (America/Nome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/540965921

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