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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 Hut: 4.5 mi
  • WWII Gun Mount: 4.6 mi
  • WWII Gun Camp: 4.6 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 JackSW2,470 m23.5 mi
Frosty PeakE1,920 m22.4 mi
Roundtop MountainSSW1,871 m19.0 mi
North Walrus PeakESE893 m22.1 mi
South Walrus PeakESE892 m22.4 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoE822 m22.7 mi
Ikatok PeakSSE599 m24.6 mi
Traders MountainSSE564 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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