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Sat Track Station

Sat Track Station from directly overhead

Sat Track Station is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Hut, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 2.6 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

Satellite Tracking Station 125

How to reach it

Coordinates55.17372, -162.73323

68 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 44
  • WWII Hut: 0.5 mi
  • WWII Hut Ruin: 0.6 mi
  • World War II Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Russel Creek North WWII Camp: 0.7 mi
  • Russel Creek West WWII Camp: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Mount Baldy: 2.5 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Morzhovoi Volcano: 11.8 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 14.0 mi
  • North Walrus Peak: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Raft Reggata: 1.8 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 4.6 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 11.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 10.4 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 17.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakSSW1,920 m8.2 mi
Mount DuttonE1,473 m17.8 mi
North Walrus PeakSSW893 m14.2 mi
South Walrus PeakSSW892 m14.3 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoSSW822 m11.8 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesE649 m21.1 mi
Amak VolcanoNW513 m23.5 mi
Mount BaldyWNW282 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5420:1721:05
June solstice06:1122:3423:36
September equinox08:3720:0320:51
December solstice10:1616:0817:24

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283030354147525348413531
Precip in3.43.23.02.72.62.72.53.74.54.95.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/551669214

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