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U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard, seen from above at true elevation

U.S. Coast Guard is a lighthouse in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Threesome Mountain stands 1,280 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Spencer Light, 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

lighthouse in Alaska, United States

Dates from 1925.

Wikidata Q2656018, joined on its National Register reference.

What the record says

Built
1925

How to reach it

Coordinates58.19961, -136.64008

23 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Horn Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Vein Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Bingham Peak: 12.9 mi
  • Mount Althorp: 13.3 mi
  • Boussole Head: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Coast Guard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Threesome MountainN 4°1,280 m23.5 mi
Mount MarchainvilleNW 321°1,232 m22.1 mi
Tarn MountainSE 128°1,143 m22.2 mi
Mount RaatikainenSE 144°1,099 m22.9 mi
Wedge MountainSE 132°1,030 m21.7 mi
White Cap MountainNE 43°1,009 m19.9 mi
De Langle MountainNNW 327°995 m18.6 mi
Crag MountainSE 126°977 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:2919:21
June solstice04:0221:0522:16
September equinox06:5218:1619:08
December solstice08:5313:4015:17

Local time (America/Juneau).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333435414651545451443734
Precip in10.58.07.85.84.73.64.97.912.214.512.311.8

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 75002160OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Cape Spencer Lighthouse, reference 75002160, listed 12/04/75.

OpenStreetMap element way/694786409

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