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WWII Military Area

WWII Military Area from directly overhead

WWII Military Area is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Ragged Jack stands 2,470 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gun Mount, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 13 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

WWII Military Area

How to reach it

Coordinates55.05017, -163.39735

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Gun Mount: 1.2 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 2.7 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 2.8 mi
  • WWII Ruin: 2.9 mi
  • WWII Hut: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Traders Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Sentinel Peak: 15.9 mi
  • Kenmore Head: 16.1 mi
  • Roundtop Mountain: 19.0 mi
  • North Walrus Peak: 22.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • False Pass Hot Springs Site: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged JackSW 214°2,470 m23.5 mi
Frosty PeakE 87°1,920 m22.4 mi
Roundtop MountainSSW 204°1,871 m19.0 mi
North Walrus PeakESE 102°893 m22.1 mi
South Walrus PeakESE 103°892 m22.4 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoE 97°822 m22.7 mi
Ikatok PeakSSE 157°599 m24.6 mi
Traders MountainSSE 159°564 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5620:2021:07
June solstice06:1522:3623:38
September equinox08:4020:0620:54
December solstice10:1816:1317:27

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, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/542204821

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