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WWII Gun Mount

WWII Gun Mount from directly overhead

WWII Gun Mount is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 12 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Panama Mount for 155 mm World War II canon.

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Coordinates55.24665, -163.00181
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • WWII Gun Mount: 0.1 mi
  • WWII Gun Mount: 0.1 mi
  • WWII Gun Mount: 0.1 mi
  • WWII Hut: 0.2 mi
  • WWII Antenna Maste: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Baldy: 9.3 mi
  • Amak Volcano: 13.2 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 14.0 mi
  • Morzhovoi Volcano: 17.6 mi
  • North Walrus Peak: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 2.6 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 11.0 mi
  • Raft Reggata: 13.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
  • False Pass Hot Springs Site: 23.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Haanĝux̂: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakSSE 151°1,920 m14.0 mi
North Walrus PeakSSE 162°893 m19.3 mi
South Walrus PeakSSE 162°892 m19.6 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoSSE 157°822 m17.6 mi
Amak VolcanoNNW 334°513 m13.2 mi
Mount BaldyESE 114°282 m9.3 mi
Kenmore HeadS 184°91 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5520:1821:06
June solstice06:1222:3523:38
September equinox08:3820:0420:53
December solstice10:1816:0917:24

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/543428793

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