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Mount Bendeleben

Mount Bendeleben, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Bendeleben rises to 1,137 m in Alaska. Chauik Mountain stands 1,056 m to the east-southeast, 9.8 miles off. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Bendeleben (Iñupiaq: Aniyaayuq) is the highest peak in the Bendeleben Mountains of the Seward Peninsula in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on the western end of the range, 37 mi (60 km) southwest of Imuruk Lake. The mountain was named in 1866 by members of the Western Union Telegraph exploring expedition for the leader of the expedition, Baron Otto von Bendeleben. A. H. Brooks, USGS, reported in 1921 the native name as "Ahneyiyuk," meaning "looks like a big one." On a clear day, Bendeleben dominates the landscape, overshadowing all the other mountains in its region. While it may not be the tallest peak on the peninsula, it is undoubtedly the most renowned.

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Wikidata Q6919676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.17438, -164.09351

12 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
  • Chauik Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Golden Peak: 14.3 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Mount Dixon: 17.7 mi
  • Bermudez Bluff: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Bendeleben. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chauik MountainESE 104°1,056 m9.8 mi
Golden PeakE 84°887 m14.3 mi
Mount DixonSSW 195°456 m17.7 mi
King MountainSE 131°336 m20.7 mi
Coffee DomeWNW 291°325 m19.9 mi
Table MountainNE 36°267 m22.5 mi
Bunker HillWNW 283°261 m16.7 mi
Hen and Chickens MountainW 264°218 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5720:0721:12
June solstice03:5023:4602:08
September equinox08:4019:5421:00
December solstice12:1215:39

Local time (America/Nome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5950532394

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