Mount Alyeska
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Mount Alyeska rises to 1,200 m in Alaska. Whiteout Peak stands 2,175 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hibbs Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Seward Highway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alaska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 3.3 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 28.6 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Lower Summit Lake Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hibbs Peak: 1.0 mi
- Baumann Bump: 1.1 mi
- Notch Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Berg Peak: 1.9 mi
- Highbush Peak: 2.6 mi
- Moose Meadow Park: 1.8 mi
- Girdwood Town Square Park: 2.7 mi
- Girdwood Park: 2.7 mi
- Moose Flats Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
- Chugach State Park Indian Creek: 15.0 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 4.7 mi
- Welcome to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula sign: 7.9 mi
- Hope Schoolhouse: 19.8 mi
- Canyon Crek Barn: 19.8 mi
- Thornton Post Office: 19.8 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 1.5 mi
- Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 13.3 mi
- Portage Glacier Cruise: 15.0 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 16.0 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Heritage Falls: 16.4 mi
- Niagara Falls: 23.4 mi
- Prince William Sound Museum: 17.9 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 20.3 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 13.0 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 13.4 mi
- Beaver Beach: 17.9 mi
- Fast Beach: 23.2 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mount Alyeska. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteout Peak | NNE 23° | 2,175 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hut Peak | NNE 14° | 2,041 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rook Mountain | N 357° | 2,038 m | 8.1 mi |
| Golden Crown | NNE 26° | 2,017 m | 8.8 mi |
| Roost Peak | NNE 21° | 2,017 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Raven Peak | N 3° | 2,012 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bunting Peak | NNE 26° | 2,007 m | 10.6 mi |
| Yudi Peak | NNE 25° | 1,993 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:14 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 04:21 | 22:11 | 23:37 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:02 | 19:58 |
| December solstice | 10:09 | — | 15:41 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 24 |
| Precip in | 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 9.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alyeska, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/241887948
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