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Saanaheit Pole

Saanaheit Pole from directly overhead

Saanaheit Pole is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Saanaheit House Posts, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.0 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

Totem Pole - 1940's

How to reach it

Coordinates57.04909, -135.31918

92 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
  • Picnic Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Harbor Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Verstovia: 2.1 mi
  • Gavan Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Harbor Mountain: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Saanaheit House Posts: 0.0 mi
  • Haa Léelk’u Ha’s Kaasdahéeni Deiyí Saanaheit Pole Kootéeyaa Pole: 0.0 mi
  • Totem Conservation Exhibit: 0.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Pole: 0.0 mi
  • Yaadaas Crest Pole: 0.0 mi
Parks: 8
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Chicken Coop: 0.2 mi
  • Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.2 mi
  • St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.4 mi
  • Blatchley Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sage Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Indian River Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Bear Mountain Waterfall: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sitka National Historical Park: 0.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ante PeakNE1,503 m7.0 mi
Mount BassieE1,355 m10.7 mi
Mount RadamakerESE1,317 m21.6 mi
Mount KatlianNNE1,312 m8.5 mi
Annahootz MountainN1,311 m16.5 mi
Bear MountainE1,239 m5.9 mi
Cupola PeakESE1,212 m8.4 mi
East SisterNE1,165 m5.1 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 50–80 °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/3146765245

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