City of Skagway Museum
City of Skagway Museum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Foster stands 2,173 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Molly Walsh Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 0.7 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
power station with capacity >1MW in Skagway Hoonah Angoon Borough, Alaska
Wikidata Q116695982, matched on coordinates and name (154 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kelgaya point · 17 mi
- Battery point · 17 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Dewey Peaks: 2.9 mi
- Face Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Parsons Peak: 4.4 mi
- Mount Harding: 5.0 mi
- A B Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Peniel Mission Circ 1900: 0.1 mi
- The Brass Pic - House of Negotiable Affection: 0.1 mi
- Show of 98: 0.1 mi
- Frye Bruhn Building: 0.1 mi
- Goldberg Cigar Store: 0.1 mi
- Historic Moore Homestead: 0.1 mi
- Red Onion Saloon Brothel Museum: 0.3 mi
- Soapy Smith's Parlor: 0.3 mi
- Hammer Museum: 15.9 mi
- Sheldon Muesum: 16.0 mi
- Molly Walsh Park: 0.1 mi
- Skagway Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Seven Pastures: 0.8 mi
- Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Corrington Lot: 0.1 mi
- First Bloom Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sweetooth Garden: 0.2 mi
- Jewell Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Lower Reid Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Reid Falls: 1.6 mi
- Pitchfork Falls: 6.6 mi
- The Heart of Broadway: 0.1 mi
- Gold Rush Stampeders: 0.3 mi
- Soapy and Reed Gunfight Plaque: 0.4 mi
- Fort Seward: 16.4 mi
- Dyea Campground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Dyea: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of City of Skagway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Foster | NNW 346° | 2,173 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Van Wagenen | N 355° | 2,146 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Bagot | SE 127° | 2,144 m | 12.5 mi |
| Klukwah Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,134 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hefty Peak | E 92° | 2,119 m | 8.3 mi |
| Taiya Peak | NNE 16° | 2,086 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Carmack | NNE 14° | 2,075 m | 7.4 mi |
| Boundary Peak 108 | ESE 113° | 2,074 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:22 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 03:44 | 21:07 | 22:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:09 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 13:06 | 15:01 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skagway, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4185967684
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