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Coal Creek Mining Camp

Coal Creek Mining Camp from directly overhead

Coal Creek Mining Camp is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Twin Mountain stands 1,763 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaven Dome, a peak 1.9 miles away. 13 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States National Park Service

How to reach it

Coordinates65.30562, -143.15433

13 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
  • Slaven Dome: 1.9 mi
  • Placer Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Wedge Peak: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Ernest Patty: 11.5 mi
  • Mount Kathryn: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Takoma Bluff: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal Creek Mining Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MountainSSW 213°1,763 m17.0 mi
Mount SorensonSSE 165°1,713 m22.5 mi
Mount Ernest PattySSW 212°1,404 m11.5 mi
Mount KathrynSW 234°1,315 m13.9 mi
Snowy PeakNNE 24°1,305 m21.0 mi
Wedge PeakNW 319°805 m8.7 mi
Placer PeakSSE 159°724 m2.1 mi
Slaven DomeWSW 243°713 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3318:4219:48
June solstice02:2022:2400:50
September equinox07:1618:3019:36
December solstice10:51—14:12

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/243146326

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