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Jewel Mountain

Jewel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jewel Mountain rises to 1,478 m in Alaska. Mount Yukla stands 2,297 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnes Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Seward Highway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

Jewel Mountain is a 4,885-foot-elevation (1,489-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49039789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1478 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.04965, -149.09906

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Moose Meadow Park: 5.8 mi
  • Girdwood Town Square Park: 6.1 mi
  • Girdwood Park: 6.3 mi
  • Chugach State Park Indian Creek: 14.1 mi
  • Moose Flats Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Girdwood Mine: 1.8 mi
  • Welcome to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula sign: 14.1 mi
  • Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 20.3 mi
  • Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 20.3 mi
  • Thornton Post Office: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Anchorage Holiday Star: 20.3 mi
  • Chevy Truck: 23.7 mi
  • Ursus botanicus: 23.7 mi
  • VW Flower Bus: 23.8 mi
  • Night and Day: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Chanshtnu Gardens: 23.7 mi
  • Lile's Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Anchorage Heritage Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Alaska Botanical Garden: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Mt.Alyeska Tram: 5.5 mi
  • Indian Valley Mine: 15.1 mi
  • Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 19.6 mi
  • Portage Glacier Cruise: 21.2 mi
  • Potter Historic Site: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beaver Beach: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Jewel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount YuklaN 357°2,297 m9.8 mi
Whiteout PeakNE 49°2,175 m8.4 mi
Organ MountainNW 320°2,128 m7.5 mi
Calliope MountainNW 312°2,079 m9.5 mi
Hut PeakNE 38°2,041 m7.2 mi
Rook MountainNNE 28°2,038 m2.1 mi
Flute PeakNW 314°2,022 m8.3 mi
Roost PeakENE 64°2,017 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:1420:11
June solstice04:2022:1223:38
September equinox07:4119:0219:58
December solstice10:1015:41

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222528374654585649382724
Precip in7.36.65.45.34.02.22.74.98.37.87.69.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alyeska, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9081044522

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