University Park
University Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Needle Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 2.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 0.6 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 2.4 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 3 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 3 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 9 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Needle Park: 0.3 mi
- David Green Park: 0.3 mi
- Bancroft Park: 0.4 mi
- Helen Louise McDowell Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Jacobson Park: 0.4 mi
- Near Point: 6.7 mi
- Rusty Point: 7.3 mi
- Snow Hawk Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Blueberry Knoll: 8.0 mi
- Nunaka Point: 8.1 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial: 2.4 mi
- James J. Delaney Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Given…by the Great Land: 2.8 mi
- O’er Land and Sea a Beacon Bright: 2.8 mi
- Anchorage Veteran's Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Snowshoe: 1.0 mi
- Portal: Drop Assembly #5: 2.7 mi
- Night and Day: 2.8 mi
- Night and Day: 2.8 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 2.8 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Spenard Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Fairview Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 2.5 mi
- I Street Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 0.7 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 2.7 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 2.8 mi
- LumaLim: 2.9 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 3.1 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 2.6 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 2.9 mi
- Dall Sheep: 4.3 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 9.2 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 17.2 mi
- Niagara Falls: 11.4 mi
- South Fork Falls: 14.1 mi
- Heritage Falls: 21.1 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 24.1 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 3.7 mi
- Beaver Beach: 16.4 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 2.5 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 14.3 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of University Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williwaw | ESE 117° | 1,660 m | 12.2 mi |
| Temptation Peak | E 96° | 1,641 m | 10.7 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | ESE 108° | 1,633 m | 11.0 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | ESE 108° | 1,605 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Ramp | ESE 123° | 1,597 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | ESE 105° | 1,594 m | 9.9 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | ESE 124° | 1,570 m | 10.4 mi |
| Koktoya Peak | ESE 109° | 1,569 m | 12.1 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 | 10:14 | — | 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.
- Common Raven256 obs
- Moose234 obs
- Black-billed Magpie227 obs
- Bald Eagle137 obs
- Mallard125 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee121 obs
- Fly Agaric110 obs
- fireweed89 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/928695523
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 3 mi
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