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Soapy Smith's Parlor

Soapy Smith's Parlor from directly overhead

Soapy Smith's Parlor is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mount Foster stands 2,173 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Itjen Residence, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 0.4 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States National Park Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates59.45383, -135.31898

Overlooks nearby

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
  • Twin Dewey Peaks: 3.2 mi
  • Face Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Parsons Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Harding: 4.7 mi
  • A B Mountain: 5.3 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Sweetooth Garden: 0.1 mi
  • First Bloom Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Corrington Lot: 0.2 mi
  • Jewell Gardens: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Reid Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Reid Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Pitchfork Falls: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Gold Rush Stampeders: 0.1 mi
  • The Heart of Broadway: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Soapy and Reed Gunfight Plaque: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Seward: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soapy Smith's Parlor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FosterNNW 347°2,173 m24.4 mi
Mount Van WagenenN 356°2,146 m19.7 mi
Mount BagotSE 126°2,144 m12.6 mi
Klukwah MountainWNW 296°2,134 m21.4 mi
Hefty PeakE 91°2,119 m8.5 mi
Taiya PeakNNE 16°2,086 m16.8 mi
Mount CarmackNNE 15°2,075 m7.6 mi
Boundary Peak 108ESE 112°2,074 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:2219:16
June solstice03:4421:0722:24
September equinox06:4718:0919:03
December solstice08:5913:0615:01

Local time (America/Juneau).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252832415057595750423228
Precip in2.62.02.01.71.11.41.62.64.54.43.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skagway, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4328790562

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