Bird Peak
Bird Peak rises to 1,678 m in Alaska. Organ Mountain stands 2,128 m to the north, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Nest Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Seward Highway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alaska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,678 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 21.1 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 18 mi
- Lower Summit Lake Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nest Peak: 1.1 mi
- Peak 1445: 1.9 mi
- Rubbletop Mountain: 2.3 mi
- California Peak: 2.4 mi
- Peak 3800: 2.7 mi
- Girdwood Town Square Park: 5.9 mi
- Girdwood Park: 5.9 mi
- Moose Meadow Park: 6.6 mi
- Chugach State Park Indian Creek: 7.1 mi
- Glen Alps Overlook: 15.0 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 6.4 mi
- Thornton Post Office: 13.2 mi
- Hope Schoolhouse: 13.2 mi
- Canyon Crek Barn: 13.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Blacksmith: 13.2 mi
- Lile's Garden: 19.7 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 19.8 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 19.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 19.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 19.8 mi
- Indigenous Place Name Marker: 18.7 mi
- Anchorage Holiday Star: 19.0 mi
- Chevy Truck: 19.8 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 19.8 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 19.8 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 16.0 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 21.3 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 23.0 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 23.1 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 6.9 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 8.1 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- Dall Sheep: 18.9 mi
- Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 20.3 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Heritage Falls: 12.9 mi
- Niagara Falls: 15.2 mi
- South Fork Falls: 20.5 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 15.1 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 15.5 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 10.3 mi
- Beaver Beach: 12.1 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 21.7 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bird Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Mountain | N 10° | 2,128 m | 9.1 mi |
| Calliope Mountain | N 356° | 2,079 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rook Mountain | NE 55° | 2,038 m | 9.0 mi |
| Flute Peak | N 2° | 2,022 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Raven Peak | ENE 63° | 2,012 m | 9.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,945 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Ewe | N 358° | 1,918 m | 8.8 mi |
| Crow Peak | NE 53° | 1,814 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:15 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:21 | 22:12 | 23:38 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:02 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:10 | — | 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 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 24 |
| Precip in | 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 9.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alyeska, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2694098969
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 25 mi
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