Annex Peak
Annex Peak rises to 1,249 m in Alaska. Mount Swineford stands 2,081 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thoroughfare Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Annex Peak is a mountain in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is a part of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in western North America. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Scow Cove and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the city of Juneau. The mountain's name was published locally by D. A. Brew and A. B. Ford of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1965; it was collected by the USGS between 1976 and 1981, and entered into the Survey's Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.
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Wikidata Q4769136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1249 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Thoroughfare Mountain: 3.3 mi
- True Summit: 5.8 mi
- Norris Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Olds Mountain: 6.0 mi
- West Summit: 6.2 mi
- Food Park: 10.6 mi
- Cathedral Park: 10.6 mi
- Marine Park: 10.7 mi
- Bishop Michael H. Kenny Memorial Peace Park: 10.7 mi
- Capital School Park: 10.7 mi
- USS Juneau Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Commercial Fishermen's Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Sealaska Cultural Values Pole: 10.7 mi
- Eagle Pole: 10.7 mi
- Liberty Bell Reproduction: 10.7 mi
- Hard Rock Miners statue: 10.7 mi
- Before I Die ...: 10.7 mi
- Windfall Fisherman: 10.7 mi
- William H. Seward: 10.7 mi
- Nimbus: 10.9 mi
- Last Chance Mining Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: 10.7 mi
- Wickersham State Historical Site: 10.7 mi
- Juneau-Douglas City Museum: 10.8 mi
- Alaska State Museum: 11.0 mi
- Goldbelt Tram: 10.6 mi
- Governor's house: 10.9 mi
- Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- Overlook: 16.0 mi
- outer point: 20.4 mi
- Ebner Falls: 9.4 mi
- AJ Falls: 15.0 mi
- Nugget Falls: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.8 mi
- Lena Beach: 22.4 mi
- Juneau Arboretum: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Annex Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Swineford | ENE 71° | 2,081 m | 15.8 mi |
| Emperor Peak | NNW 330° | 2,062 m | 17.8 mi |
| The Dukes | NNW 330° | 1,953 m | 17.0 mi |
| Princess Peak | NNW 328° | 1,946 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Wrather | NW 306° | 1,783 m | 15.5 mi |
| Spencer Peak | NW 311° | 1,746 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hodgkins Peak | NNE 11° | 1,720 m | 16.2 mi |
| Split Thumb | WNW 296° | 1,716 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:18 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 03:50 | 20:56 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 13:27 | 15:06 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 41 | 31 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annex Creek, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2518002502
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- Juneau · 11 mi
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