Mount Blackburn East Summit
Mount Blackburn East Summit rises to 4,964 m in Alaska. Mount Blackburn stands 4,996 m to the west-northwest, 1.5 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,964 m
How to reach it
28 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Blackburn: 1.5 mi
- Rime Peak: 3.1 mi
- Atna Peaks: 5.5 mi
- Parka Peak: 7.2 mi
- Castle Peak: 9.0 mi
- Gilahina Trestle: 22.6 mi
- Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark: 23.4 mi
- Kennicott Wilderness Guides: 23.5 mi
- St. Ellias Apline Guides Kennecott Mill Tour: 23.6 mi
- Gilahina Trestle: 22.6 mi
- Assay ruins: 23.4 mi
- Saw mill ruins: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Blackburn East Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Blackburn | WNW 287° | 4,996 m | 1.5 mi |
| Atna Peaks | ENE 72° | 4,225 m | 5.5 mi |
| Regal Mountain | E 85° | 4,220 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Jarvis | NNW 340° | 4,109 m | 21.9 mi |
| Parka Peak | ENE 77° | 3,993 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rime Peak | ENE 61° | 3,866 m | 3.1 mi |
| Presidents Chair | ENE 66° | 3,161 m | 23.0 mi |
| Castle Peak | SSW 192° | 3,070 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 18:50 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 03:48 | 21:54 | 23:24 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:38 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 09:55 | — | 15:10 |
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 | -2 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 2 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccarthy 3 SW, 25 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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