US Coast Guard USCG-1600
US Coast Guard USCG-1600 is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Attu Mountain stands 898 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sonom Beach, a beach 1.2 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
A Miracle at Attu: The Rescue of CG-1600 Paperback – September 9, 2016 by Bill Peterson (Author), Mike Wallace (Contributor)
What the record says
- Inscription
- Name Rating Duty Station Date Canfield, B. S. AT3 AIRSTA Kodiak, AK 7/30/1982 Berryhill, S. D. SN AIRSTA Kodiak, AK 7/30/1982
What to expect
How to reach it
51 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Hill: 2.0 mi
- Terrible Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Devils Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Henderson Ridge: 4.8 mi
- Martinez Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Sonom Beach: 1.2 mi
- Casco Beach: 2.4 mi
- Temnac Beach: 3.9 mi
- Massacre beach: 5.4 mi
- Alexai Beach: 7.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Monument: 6.7 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of US Coast Guard USCG-1600. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attu Mountain | NW 318° | 898 m | 9.4 mi |
| Devils Mountain | N 357° | 788 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cold Mountain | N 6° | 693 m | 7.4 mi |
| Terrible Mountain | NNE 12° | 692 m | 4.5 mi |
| Middle Peak | NNE 34° | 648 m | 9.9 mi |
| Southwest Peak | NNE 21° | 619 m | 8.8 mi |
| Newman Peak | NNE 19° | 605 m | 8.4 mi |
| Matthews Mountain | ENE 66° | 595 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 09:33 | 20:54 | 21:39 |
| June solstice | 07:03 | 23:00 | 23:57 |
| September equinox | 09:13 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| December solstice | 10:38 | 17:08 | 18:14 |
Local time (America/Adak).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5877725124
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