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Yellow Rock KCS

Yellow Rock KCS from directly overhead

Yellow Rock KCS is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourth of July Rock, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 0.5 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
King Cove School
Getting there

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Coordinates55.06121, -162.31481
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fourth of July Rock: 0.4 mi
  • WWII Military Camp: 2.6 mi
  • WWII Gun Mount: 3.9 mi
  • WWII Gun Mount: 3.9 mi
  • WWII Gun Mount: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Blueberry Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Round Top Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Camel Humps: 3.8 mi
  • Aghileen Pinnacles: 7.5 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Anvil Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Haanĝux̂: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Raft Reggata: 16.8 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 8.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakW 272°1,920 m20.5 mi
Mount DuttonN 10°1,510 m8.8 mi
Mount DuttonN 8°1,473 m8.7 mi
Mount EmmonsNNE 26°1,465 m21.6 mi
Mount HagueNNE 30°1,341 m24.8 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesNNE 18°1,176 m22.5 mi
North Walrus PeakWSW 255°893 m22.0 mi
South Walrus PeakWSW 255°892 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5220:1521:03
June solstice06:1022:3223:33
September equinox08:3620:0220:50
December solstice10:1416:0817:23

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, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12467507866

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