Kates Needle
Kates Needle rises to 3,053 m. Mount Burkett stands 2,937 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilroy, a peak 4.5 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Kates Needle is a mountain in the Stikine Icecap region of the Alaska-British Columbia border west of the junction of the Stikine River and Porcupine River. The summit has also been known as Boundary Peak 70.
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Wikidata Q6376005, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1907
- Elevation
- 3,053 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- International Boundary Commission
How to reach it
25 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Gilroy: 4.5 mi
- Mount Pratt: 7.0 mi
- Castle Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Devils Thumb: 12.6 mi
- Mount Burkett: 13.0 mi
- Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site: 22.5 mi
- Chief Shakes Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kates Needle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Burkett | NW 312° | 2,937 m | 13.0 mi |
| Devils Thumb | WNW 285° | 2,767 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Gilroy | NW 305° | 2,706 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Pratt | SSW 206° | 2,400 m | 7.0 mi |
| Unmarked Boundary Point 73 | NNW 330° | 2,372 m | 24.3 mi |
| Unmarked Boundary Point 72 | NNW 327° | 2,296 m | 13.8 mi |
| Castle Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,107 m | 12.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WSW 244° | 2,087 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:12 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 21:40 | 22:48 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 18:59 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 10:26 | 15:41 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1420636 — Kates Needle, Petersburg County, Alaska.
OpenStreetMap element node/244246063
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