U.S. Coast Guard
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
- 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
- Boussole Head: 16.2 mi
- Cape Spencer Light: 0.0 mi
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.
| 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 | 22.9 mi |
| Wedge Mountain | SE 132° | 1,030 m | 21.7 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 75002160OpenStreetMap- National Register of Historic Places — Cape Spencer Lighthouse, reference 75002160, listed 12/04/75.
OpenStreetMap element way/694786409
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