Jade Mountain
Jade Mountain rises to 923 m in Alaska. Mount Kiev stands 2,370 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Common Garden Facility, a garden 2.1 miles away. Dalton Highway passes 2.9 miles off. 8 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Jade Mountain is a mountain in the North Slope Borough, Alaska located two miles (3.2 km) southwest of Toolik Lake on Alaska State land. The name refers to the color of the moss-covered tundra around the summit. It is a popular hike for researchers at the Toolik Lake Field Station.
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Wikidata Q111040064, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 923 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Dalton Highway
8 named places within 25 miles
- Itigaknit Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Imnavait Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Slope Mountain: 17.5 mi
- Mount Kiev: 20.1 mi
- Arc Mountain: 20.9 mi
- Common Garden Facility: 2.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jade Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kiev | S 171° | 2,370 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wellsung Mountain | SE 142° | 2,310 m | 23.6 mi |
| Dan Peak | S 172° | 2,134 m | 22.7 mi |
| Slope Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,209 m | 17.5 mi |
| Imnavait Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,115 m | 12.0 mi |
| Itigaknit Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,004 m | 9.4 mi |
| Arc Mountain | W 276° | 818 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:00 | 20:15 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 18:48 | 20:04 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | -5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 16 | 2 | -6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toolik Lake 5 ENE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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