Forsythe Park
Forsythe Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Triangle Peak stands 1,675 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hills Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 3.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 2.8 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Potter's Marsh · 4 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 8 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 8 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Bob & Arlene Cross Park: 0.4 mi
- Huffman Park: 1.4 mi
- Old Rabbit Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- Griffin Park: 1.8 mi
- Blueberry Knoll: 3.3 mi
- Rusty Point: 3.9 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Little O'Malley Peak: 4.2 mi
- Peak Two: 4.4 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Nothern Air Cargo DC-6: 7.1 mi
- James J. Delaney Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Given…by the Great Land: 7.8 mi
- O’er Land and Sea a Beacon Bright: 7.8 mi
- Indigenous Place Name Marker: 3.5 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 3.9 mi
- Night and Day: 4.0 mi
- Night and Day: 4.0 mi
- Portal: Drop Assembly #5: 4.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.9 mi
- Mardene's Garden: 3.9 mi
- Lile's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 4.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 4.0 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 5.7 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 7.4 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 7.7 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 7.8 mi
- LumaLim: 7.9 mi
- Dall Sheep: 0.9 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 7.7 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 7.9 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 12.2 mi
- Niagara Falls: 6.5 mi
- South Fork Falls: 15.1 mi
- Heritage Falls: 19.2 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Beach: 14.5 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 6.0 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 10.0 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Forsythe Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Peak | E 83° | 1,675 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | E 97° | 1,660 m | 8.6 mi |
| Temptation Peak | ENE 68° | 1,641 m | 8.8 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | E 83° | 1,633 m | 8.1 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | E 81° | 1,605 m | 7.5 mi |
| The Ramp | ESE 105° | 1,597 m | 7.8 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | ENE 76° | 1,594 m | 7.3 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | ESE 102° | 1,570 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:22 | 22:15 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| December solstice | 10:13 | — | 15:43 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Upper DE Armoun, 2 mi away.
- Moose113 obs
- Devil's Club30 obs
- squashberry26 obs
- common cowparsnip24 obs
- American Red Squirrel22 obs
- Lingonberry22 obs
- Twinflower22 obs
- Thinhorn Sheep21 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 way/468925996
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 8 mi
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