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Shipwreck Courtney Ford

Shipwreck Courtney Ford from directly overhead

Shipwreck Courtney Ford is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Courtney Ford, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 10 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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https://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/natdiglib/id/2030/rec/65
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Coordinates55.29450, -162.93639
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Baldy: 9.3 mi
  • Amak Volcano: 11.9 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 16.2 mi
  • Morzhovoi Volcano: 20.0 mi
  • North Walrus Peak: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 1.6 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 9.3 mi
  • Raft Reggata: 12.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Haanĝux̂: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakSSE 165°1,920 m16.2 mi
North Walrus PeakS 171°893 m22.0 mi
South Walrus PeakS 171°892 m22.2 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoSSE 168°822 m20.0 mi
Amak VolcanoNW 316°513 m11.9 mi
Mount BaldySE 141°282 m9.3 mi
Kenmore HeadS 189°91 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5420:1721:06
June solstice06:1122:3523:38
September equinox08:3820:0420:52
December solstice10:1816:0817:24

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/549464956

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