Russian Jack Springs Park
Russian Jack Springs Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Triangle Peak stands 1,675 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Russian Jack Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 1.0 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ship Creek Overlook · 4 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 4 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 10 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Williwaw Park: 0.3 mi
- San Antonio Park: 0.3 mi
- Ira Walker Park: 0.7 mi
- Nunaka Valley Park South: 0.7 mi
- Nunaka Valley Park: 0.8 mi
- Snow Hawk Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Near Point: 5.9 mi
- Nunaka Point: 6.7 mi
- Kanchee Peak: 7.0 mi
- Rusty Point: 7.0 mi
- Hugh M. Elmendorf monument: 2.3 mi
- Nixon-Hirohito monument: 2.4 mi
- YUKLA 27 Memorial: 2.7 mi
- E-3 Sentry: 2.7 mi
- McCloud Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Snowshoe: 1.7 mi
- Portal: Drop Assembly #5: 2.4 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 2.4 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 2.4 mi
- Chevy Truck: 2.4 mi
- McPhee Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Chanshtnu Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.4 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 2.4 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 1.3 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 2.8 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 2.9 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 3.2 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 3.3 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 3.4 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 3.4 mi
- Dall Sheep: 5.8 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 17.7 mi
- South Fork Falls: 11.6 mi
- Niagara Falls: 12.8 mi
- Heritage Falls: 19.3 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 21.5 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 5.3 mi
- Beaver Beach: 14.8 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 0.2 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 13.0 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Russian Jack Springs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Peak | ESE 107° | 1,675 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | SE 129° | 1,660 m | 11.7 mi |
| Temptation Peak | ESE 109° | 1,641 m | 9.3 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | ESE 121° | 1,633 m | 10.1 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | ESE 122° | 1,605 m | 9.5 mi |
| The Ramp | SE 136° | 1,597 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | ESE 120° | 1,594 m | 8.9 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | SE 138° | 1,570 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:21 | 22:16 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| December solstice | 10:15 | — | 15:42 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 36 | 23 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Merrill FLD, 2 mi away.
- Moose105 obs
- Fly Agaric90 obs
- Mallard74 obs
- Bald Eagle67 obs
- fireweed55 obs
- Black-billed Magpie50 obs
- Common Raven49 obs
- Red-necked Grebe47 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/183277807
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 3 mi
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