Cape Spencer Light
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Cape Spencer Light is a lighthouse in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Threesome Mountain stands 1,280 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Coast Guard, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 3.7 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
The Cape Spencer Light is a lighthouse in Alaska, United States, next to the entrance to Cross Sound and Icy Strait. The light is still an active aid to navigation. It is located on an islet in the southernmost end of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
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Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q2656018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1925
- Height
- 09 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
23 named places within 25 miles
- Horn Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Vein Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Bingham Peak: 12.9 mi
- Mount Althorp: 13.3 mi
- Basalt Knob: 16.2 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Spencer Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threesome Mountain | N 4° | 1,280 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Marchainville | NW 321° | 1,232 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tarn Mountain | SE 128° | 1,143 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Raatikainen | SE 144° | 1,099 m | 22.8 mi |
| Wedge Mountain | SE 132° | 1,030 m | 21.6 mi |
| White Cap Mountain | NE 43° | 1,009 m | 19.9 mi |
| De Langle Mountain | NNW 327° | 995 m | 18.6 mi |
| Crag Mountain | SE 126° | 977 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:29 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 04:02 | 21:05 | 22:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:16 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 13:40 | 15:17 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elfin Cove, 11 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Graves Harbor, AK, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier Bay National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 75002160OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Cape Spencer Lighthouse, reference 75002160, listed 12/04/75.
OpenStreetMap element way/694786410
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