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WWII Creek Dam

WWII Creek Dam from directly overhead

WWII Creek Dam is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Gun Mount, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 18 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

WWII Creek Dam

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Coordinates55.10134, -163.23623

18.1 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

WWII Gun Mount: 0.1 mi
WWII Gun Mount: 0.1 mi
WWII Army Canon Camp: 0.1 mi
WWII Hut: 0.1 mi
WWII Hut: 0.1 mi

Peaks9

Traders Mountain: 12.2 mi
Kenmore Head: 13.4 mi
Frosty Peak: 16.2 mi
Morzhovoi Volcano: 17.3 mi
North Walrus Peak: 17.3 mi

Attractions3

S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 16.2 mi
Raft Reggata: 22.2 mi
Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 22.4 mi

Hot springs1

False Pass Hot Springs Site: 12.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Frosty Peak	E 98°	1,920 m	16.2 mi
North Walrus Peak	ESE 119°	893 m	17.3 mi
South Walrus Peak	ESE 119°	892 m	17.6 mi
Morzhovoi Volcano	ESE 111°	822 m	17.3 mi
Traders Mountain	SSW 195°	564 m	12.2 mi
Amak Volcano	N 9°	513 m	22.2 mi
Mount Baldy	ENE 71°	282 m	18.8 mi
Kenmore Head	SE 143°	91 m	13.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	08:56	20:19	21:07
June solstice	06:14	22:35	23:37
September equinox	08:39	20:06	20:53
December solstice	10:18	16:11	17:26

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	28	30	30	35	41	47	52	53	48	41	35	31
Precip in	3.4	3.2	3.0	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.5	3.7	4.5	4.9	5.0	4.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/549249888

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