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Trooper Bruce A. Heck Monument

Trooper Bruce A. Heck Monument from directly overhead

Trooper Bruce A. Heck Monument is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 985 m. Finland Peak stands 2,867 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Knob Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Glenn Highway runs past it. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates61.86620, -147.34854

Overlooks nearby

21 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Knob Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Gunsight Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Syncline Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Lion Head: 11.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site: 15.9 mi
  • Douglas Park: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • MICA Glacier Adventures: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Glacier View 4th of July Car Launch: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finland PeakS 183°2,867 m19.7 mi
Sweden PeakS 185°2,752 m20.3 mi
Norway PeakS 185°2,731 m19.1 mi
Iceland PeakS 189°2,704 m17.4 mi
Denmark PeakS 190°2,640 m20.3 mi
Greenland PeakSSW 192°2,574 m17.7 mi
Amulet PeakWSW 244°2,527 m24.9 mi
Mount WickershamSW 226°2,269 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:0620:04
June solstice04:0222:1123:42
September equinox07:3418:5319:52
December solstice10:1215:24

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12129295475

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