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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 908 m in Alaska. Mount Reid stands 1,378 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Diana Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.0 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Alaska, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
908 m

How to reach it

Coordinates55.42336, -131.63597

Overlooks nearby

104 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Diana Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Dude Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Cove Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Thornton Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Juno Mountain: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Totem 1,Thunderbird and Whale:: 5.3 mi
  • Totem 2,Eagle Grave Marker: 5.3 mi
  • Totem 14, Thunderer's Pole:: 5.4 mi
  • Totem 3 Man Wearing Bear Hat: 5.4 mi
  • Totem 13, Halibut Pole: 5.4 mi
Parks: 8
  • Alder Park: 5.1 mi
  • City Park: 5.5 mi
  • Totem Heritage Museum Park: 5.6 mi
  • Eagle Park: 5.6 mi
  • Whale Park: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Refuge cove: 4.9 mi
  • Refuge beach: 7.0 mi
  • South Point Higgins Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Coast Guard Beach: 8.0 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ward Lake Day Use Area: 2.5 mi
  • Grassy Point Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Raven Stealing The Sun: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReidNE 38°1,378 m24.8 mi
Mahoney MountainESE 117°1,015 m4.0 mi
Northbird MountainSE 141°1,003 m4.4 mi
John MountainSE 127°987 m3.0 mi
Roy Jones MountainSE 145°944 m4.5 mi
Twin PeaksSE 127°942 m6.3 mi
Achilles MountainSE 144°919 m6.0 mi
Deer MountainSSE 165°915 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1219:00
June solstice04:0520:3121:33
September equinox06:3317:5918:47
December solstice08:1314:0115:18

Local time (America/Sitka).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363740455257606155484037
Precip in17.611.112.69.57.25.96.511.217.719.119.519.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver Falls, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2479293960

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