- Elevation, modelled
- 119 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain1,881 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Seward Highway7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:26local time
- Coordinates
- 59.9968, -149.4072
Caines Head State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Alaska, at a modelled 119 m. Sheep Mountain stands 1,881 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is South Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Seward Highway passes 7.5 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caines Head State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain | N 11° | 1,881 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mt Ascension | N 350° | 1,740 m | 18.3 mi |
| Phoenix Peak | NNW 332° | 1,565 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Adair | N 355° | 1,549 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Mary | NE 36° | 1,470 m | 10.2 mi |
| Santa Ana Peak | NE 49° | 1,455 m | 9.3 mi |
| Middle Resurrection | N 351° | 1,441 m | 13.5 mi |
| Resurrection Peak | N 351° | 1,441 m | 14.8 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Seward HighwayNational
- 8.4 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 35.5 mi off the Sterling Highway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Caines Head: 0.9 mi
- Callisto Peak: 2.8 mi
- Dose Peaks: 3.9 mi
- Foundry Peak: 4.6 mi
- Benchmark Peak: 4.7 mi
- Fort McGilvray: 0.9 mi
- Founder's Monument: 7.3 mi
- Seward Mariners' Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Good Friday Earthquake Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Kawabe Park: 7.4 mi
- Evan Casey Skate Park: 7.4 mi
- Waterfront Park Playground: 7.4 mi
- Two Lakes Park: 8.1 mi
- Major Marine Tours: 8.4 mi
- Kenai Fjords Tours: 8.4 mi
- Mariah Tours: 8.4 mi
- Holgate Glacier Face: 18.8 mi
- Lowell Point State Recreation Site: 5.1 mi
- Sandspit Point State Marine Park: 5.2 mi
- Sunny Cove State Marine Park: 6.8 mi
- South Beach: 0.8 mi
- North Beach: 0.8 mi
- Jujiro Wada Iditarod Trail Pioneer: 7.3 mi
- William H Seward Bust: 7.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:17 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:34 | 22:06 | 23:26 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:04 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:01 | 13:44 | 15:53 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 28 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seward AP, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Seward · 9 mi
- Kenai Fjords National Park · 21 mi
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