Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Mount Krause stands 2,134 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles runs past it. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- On the Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles, National
- 14.6 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kelgaya point · 20 mi
- Battery point · 20 mi
99 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Mount Kashagnak: 5.0 mi
- Mount Jonathan Ward: 5.4 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 6.0 mi
- Chunekukleik Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Snow Plow #1 1899: 19.0 mi
- Locomotive Engine No. 52: 19.0 mi
- Martin Itjen Residence: 19.0 mi
- National Park Service Visitor Center: 19.0 mi
- Gold Rush National Park HQ: 19.0 mi
- Hammer Museum: 16.8 mi
- Sheldon Muesum: 16.9 mi
- Soapy Smith's Parlor: 19.0 mi
- Red Onion Saloon Brothel Museum: 19.0 mi
- Historic Moore Homestead: 19.2 mi
- Mosquito Lake Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Skagway Centennial Park: 19.0 mi
- Molly Walsh Park: 19.2 mi
- Seven Pastures: 19.7 mi
- McKinley Falls: 14.6 mi
- Lower Reid Falls: 20.5 mi
- Upper Reid Falls: 20.7 mi
- Pitchfork Falls: 24.9 mi
- Sweetooth Garden: 19.1 mi
- First Bloom Garden: 19.1 mi
- Corrington Lot: 19.2 mi
- Jewell Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Fort Seward: 17.2 mi
- Soapy and Reed Gunfight Plaque: 18.9 mi
- Gold Rush Stampeders: 19.0 mi
- The Heart of Broadway: 19.2 mi
- Dyea: 19.0 mi
- Dyea Campground Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Krause | S 189° | 2,134 m | 13.4 mi |
| Klukwah Mountain | N 356° | 2,134 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Carmack | ENE 57° | 2,075 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Emmerich | SSE 159° | 2,073 m | 13.5 mi |
| Nunatak Knob | S 190° | 2,064 m | 14.7 mi |
| Unmarked Boundary Point 151 | W 271° | 2,041 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Carmack-North Peak | ENE 57° | 2,018 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Rice | SSE 168° | 2,017 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:24 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 03:47 | 21:08 | 22:25 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:11 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 09:00 | 13:11 | 15:04 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 31 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haines AP, 15 mi away.
- Bald Eagle18 obs
- Satyr Comma5 obs
- squashberry5 obs
- Yellow Mountain-avens5 obs
- Brown Bear4 obs
- red osier dogwood4 obs
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail4 obs
- bog wintergreen4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4213397997
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