Mount Billy Mitchell
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Mount Billy Mitchell rises to 2,200 m in Alaska. Cordova Peak stands 2,325 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tiekel, a peak 7.3 miles away. Richardson Highway passes 3.3 miles off. 13 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Billy Mitchell is a prominent 6,919-foot (2,109 m) peak located in the Chugach Mountains, 35 miles (56 km) east of Valdez and 12 miles (19 km) west of the Copper River in the U.S. state of Alaska. This mountain forms a prominent and easily visible landmark between mile markers 43 and 51 of the Richardson Highway, as the highway passes just to its west between Tonsina and the Thompson Pass (see photograph). Mount Billy Mitchell was named for William "Billy" Mitchell (1879–1936), a brigadier general of the United States Army Air Service who is often referred to as the "father of the United States Air Force".
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Wikidata Q8536762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2200 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Richardson Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Worthington Glacier Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Thompson Pass Viewpoint · 16 mi
13 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Tiekel: 7.3 mi
- Mount Diamond: 8.0 mi
- Rice Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Girls Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Halibut Head: 16.8 mi
- Whiting Falls: 20.7 mi
- Rudleston Falls: 22.2 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 22.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 23.1 mi
- Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Billy Mitchell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Peak | S 180° | 2,325 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Jimmy Doolittle | S 177° | 2,265 m | 17.1 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,218 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Diamond | WSW 249° | 2,195 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Tiekel | NNW 341° | 1,934 m | 7.3 mi |
| Girls Mountain | W 265° | 1,885 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rice Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,676 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 18:59 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 04:03 | 21:58 | 23:25 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:46 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 09:56 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5021367473
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