Valdez Museum
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Valdez Museum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Pilot Peak stands 2,647 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Valdez - The All-American Route, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Richardson Highway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
museum and historical archive in Valdez, Alaska
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q94415585, matched on coordinates and name (30 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Richardson Highway
- 0.5 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Duck Flats Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Robe Lake Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Keystone Canyon · 16 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- West Peak: 5.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mount Hogan: 6.2 mi
- Mount Shasta: 7.5 mi
- Mount Francis: 7.8 mi
- Meyring Park South: 0.2 mi
- Ruth Pond Park: 0.3 mi
- Meyring Park North: 0.4 mi
- Dock Point: 1.0 mi
- Goldfields Softball Complex: 4.8 mi
- Valdez, Alaska Arch: 0.3 mi
- Dock Point Trail: 0.6 mi
- Dock Point Trail: 0.8 mi
- Solomon Gulch Hatchery Visitor Self Guided Tour: 3.6 mi
- Lighthouse with Sea Lion: 10.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rudleston Falls: 15.8 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 15.9 mi
- Valdez - The All-American Route: 0.1 mi
- Whispering Giant, by Peter Toth: 0.2 mi
- American Legion Post 2 - Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum: 0.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valdez Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Peak | NW 310° | 2,647 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Shouplina | NNW 343° | 2,600 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Logan | N 357° | 2,582 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Cashman | NNW 348° | 2,509 m | 16.7 mi |
| Madean Peak | NW 324° | 2,496 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tazcol Peak | NNW 329° | 2,377 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lindita Peak | NNW 330° | 2,372 m | 17.0 mi |
| Flandreau Mountain | NW 320° | 2,346 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:03 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 04:08 | 22:02 | 23:28 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 18:51 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 10:00 | — | 15:29 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valdez WSO, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/514868234
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