Sheldon Muesum
Sheldon Muesum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Mount Leland stands 2,371 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammer Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles runs past it. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles, National
- 1.9 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kelgaya point · 3 mi
- Battery point · 3 mi
91 named places within 25 miles
- Haines Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Ripinski: 3.4 mi
- Mount Riley: 3.9 mi
- Mount Villard: 5.5 mi
- Shakuseyi Peak: 5.6 mi
- Snow Plow #1 1899: 15.7 mi
- Locomotive Engine No. 52: 15.7 mi
- Gold Rush National Park HQ: 15.7 mi
- National Park Service Visitor Center: 15.7 mi
- Martin Itjen Residence: 15.8 mi
- Hammer Museum: 0.1 mi
- Soapy Smith's Parlor: 15.8 mi
- Red Onion Saloon Brothel Museum: 15.8 mi
- Historic Moore Homestead: 15.9 mi
- City of Skagway Museum: 16.0 mi
- Skagway Centennial Park: 15.7 mi
- Molly Walsh Park: 16.0 mi
- Seven Pastures: 16.8 mi
- Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Sweetooth Garden: 15.8 mi
- First Bloom Garden: 15.8 mi
- Corrington Lot: 15.9 mi
- Jewell Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Upper Reid Falls: 17.4 mi
- Lower Reid Falls: 17.4 mi
- Pitchfork Falls: 22.2 mi
- Fort Seward: 0.5 mi
- Soapy and Reed Gunfight Plaque: 15.7 mi
- Gold Rush Stampeders: 15.7 mi
- The Heart of Broadway: 15.9 mi
- Dyea: 18.9 mi
- Dyea Campground Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Eldred Rock Light: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheldon Muesum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leland | E 101° | 2,371 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Brackett | ESE 109° | 2,244 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Bagot | ENE 62° | 2,144 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Krause | WSW 258° | 2,134 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hefty Peak | NE 41° | 2,119 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Carmack | NNE 16° | 2,075 m | 23.4 mi |
| Boundary Peak 108 | ENE 56° | 2,074 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Emmerich | WSW 252° | 2,073 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:22 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 03:47 | 21:06 | 22:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:10 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 13:13 | 15:04 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/195365257
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