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Cinder Cone

Cinder Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Cinder Cone rises to 2,156 m in Alaska. Mount Veniaminof HP stands 2,507 m to the east-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Veniaminof, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. 7 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2156 m

How to reach it

Coordinates56.19578, -159.39026

7 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • Mount Veniaminof: 0.0 mi
  • Old Cinder Cone: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Veniaminof HP: 3.9 mi
  • Knife Peak: 12.2 mi
  • Rifle Butte: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Veniaminof HPENE 66°2,507 m3.9 mi
Mount KupreanofSW 230°1,829 m20.3 mi
Knife PeakENE 66°894 m12.2 mi
Rifle ButteNNE 24°105 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:4020:0220:51
June solstice05:5022:2523:30
September equinox08:2419:4920:38
December solstice10:1015:4317:04

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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