Eldred Rock Light
Eldred Rock Light is a lighthouse in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of -192 m. Mount Leland stands 2,371 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Selby, a peak 4.6 miles away. Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles passes 20 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
The Eldred Rock Light is an historic octagonal lighthouse adjacent to Lynn Canal in Alaska. It is the last of the ten lighthouses constructed in Alaska between 1902 and 1906. It was also the last of 12 manned lighthouses that were started in Alaska. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Eldred Rock Lighthouse.
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Dates from 1905.
Wikidata Q2753859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1906
- Height
- 27.7 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles, National
Overlooks nearby
- Battery point · 17 mi
- Kelgaya point · 18 mi
28 named places within 25 miles
- Selby: 4.6 mi
- Shattered Prayers Picket: 7.6 mi
- Outkaste Picket: 7.8 mi
- Lions Head Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Sinclair Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Sheldon Muesum: 19.9 mi
- Hammer Museum: 19.9 mi
- Fort Seward: 19.4 mi
- Berm Beach: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eldred Rock Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leland | NE 48° | 2,371 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Brackett | NE 56° | 2,244 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sinclair Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,073 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Emmerich | NW 312° | 2,073 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Pullen | NE 51° | 2,044 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Rice | WNW 282° | 2,017 m | 17.2 mi |
| Snowtop Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,963 m | 23.4 mi |
| Selby | NE 46° | 1,929 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:22 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 03:49 | 21:03 | 22:18 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:09 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 13:18 | 15:05 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 26 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haines #2, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 75000332OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Eldred Rock Lighthouse, reference 75000332, listed 12/30/75.
OpenStreetMap element way/512989088
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