Maynard Mountain
Maynard Mountain rises to 1,261 m in Alaska. Golden Crown stands 2,017 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Day Use Area, a park 1.8 miles away. Seward Highway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Maynard Mountain is a 4,137-foot (1,261 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, 3 mi (5 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska, at the isthmus of the Kenai Peninsula, where the Chugach Mountains meet the Kenai Mountains. Nearby peaks include Bard Peak, 4.14 mi (7 km) to the south, and Begich Peak, 3.1 mi (5 km) to the west-northwest. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since the eastern aspect of the mountain rises up from the tidewater of Prince William Sound's Passage Canal in approximately one mile. Maynard Mountain is often seen and photographed in the background behind Portage Lake, a popular tourist and recreation destination. The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, often called the Whittier Tunnel, is a dual-use highway and railroad tunnel that passes through Maynard Mountain. With a length of 13,300 feet (4,100 meters), it is the second-longest highway tunnel and longest combined rail and highway tunnel in North America.
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Wikidata Q49048461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,261 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Alaska Railroad
Overlooks nearby
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lowell Peak: 2.0 mi
- Learnard Peak: 2.2 mi
- Begich Peak: 3.1 mi
- Boggs Peak: 3.2 mi
- Roost: 3.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 1.8 mi
- City Park: 2.8 mi
- Moose Flats Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Moose Meadow Park: 16.6 mi
- Girdwood Park: 17.1 mi
- Portage Glacier Cruise: 3.4 mi
- Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 4.5 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 16.5 mi
- Welcome to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula sign: 11.1 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 19.4 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 15.7 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 15.8 mi
- Prince William Sound Museum: 3.0 mi
- Fast Beach: 11.1 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Maynard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Crown | NNW 341° | 2,017 m | 19.9 mi |
| Roost Peak | NNW 340° | 2,017 m | 20.7 mi |
| North Raven Peak | NNW 331° | 2,012 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bunting Peak | NNW 345° | 2,007 m | 21.1 mi |
| Yudi Peak | NNW 335° | 1,993 m | 18.3 mi |
| Isthmus Peak | SSW 197° | 1,991 m | 16.3 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,945 m | 19.8 mi |
| Finch Peak | N 350° | 1,859 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:13 | 20:10 |
| June solstice | 04:22 | 22:09 | 23:33 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:01 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 10:06 | — | 15:42 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 30 |
| Precip in | 18.8 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 16.5 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 18.7 | 19.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whittier, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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