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Javier De La Vega Park

Javier De La Vega Park from directly overhead

Javier De La Vega Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sisterhood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 0.5 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates61.16851, -149.92164

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 31
  • Nothern Air Cargo DC-6: 1.0 mi
  • Benny Benson Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Commemorative Plaque of Pope John Paul II Visit: 3.1 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • James J. Delaney Memorial: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 16
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Lyn Ary Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Beaver Beach: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 1.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Javier De La Vega Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliwawESE 108°1,660 m14.3 mi
Temptation PeakE 90°1,641 m13.3 mi
East Tanaina PeakE 100°1,633 m13.3 mi
West Tanaina PeakE 100°1,605 m12.7 mi
The RampESE 113°1,597 m13.7 mi
Tikishla PeakE 98°1,594 m12.3 mi
O'Malley PeakESE 113°1,570 m12.2 mi
Koktoya PeakESE 101°1,569 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0119:1720:14
June solstice04:2222:1623:43
September equinox07:4519:0520:02
December solstice10:15—15:43

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172125384958615950372419
Precip in0.60.60.60.40.60.91.82.83.11.71.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage LK Hood SEA Plane BA, 2 mi away.

  • Black-billed Magpie210 obs
  • Moose196 obs
  • Common Raven163 obs
  • Red-necked Grebe75 obs
  • fireweed68 obs
  • Mallard63 obs
  • Bald Eagle61 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee60 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/464856722

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