Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Center Mountain stands 1,027 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kodiak Military History Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 1.5 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
51 named places within 25 miles
- Monashka Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Three Sisters: 3.8 mi
- Monashka Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Pillar Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Devils Prongs: 4.5 mi
- Mill Bay Beach Park: 0.9 mi
- North Star Elementary Playground: 0.9 mi
- Otmeloi Park: 0.9 mi
- Island Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Harlequin Court: 1.5 mi
- Kodiak Military History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Kodiak History Museum: 3.7 mi
- Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
- Kodiak Maritime Museum: 4.1 mi
- Three Sisters Trailhead: 3.1 mi
- Trail to Barometer Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Buskin Beach: 7.1 mi
- Jewel Beach: 8.5 mi
- Benny Benson grave: 2.4 mi
- Afognak: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Mountain | SW 226° | 1,027 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sharatin Mountain | W 263° | 865 m | 12.5 mi |
| Erskine Mountain | WSW 237° | 806 m | 11.0 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | SW 232° | 764 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | WSW 255° | 730 m | 8.5 mi |
| Raymond Peak | SSW 211° | 698 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Ellison | WNW 284° | 697 m | 19.7 mi |
| Kashevaroff Mountain | SW 221° | 696 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:12 | 19:32 | 20:24 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 22:06 | 23:16 |
| September equinox | 07:55 | 19:19 | 20:11 |
| December solstice | 09:53 | 14:50 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 33 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kodiak Wwtp, 2 mi away.
- Salmonberry45 obs
- Moonglow Anemone38 obs
- Painted Anemone32 obs
- Devil's Club30 obs
- Mottled Star29 obs
- woolly cranesbill28 obs
- dark-throated shooting star28 obs
- Nootka Lupine27 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 85002731OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/533287265
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