Mount Furuhelm
Mount Furuhelm rises to 1,100 m in Alaska. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is 4140, a peak 3.0 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 8.8 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Furuhelm is a 3,620 foot (1,104 meters) peak located on Baranof Island just east and adjacent to Peak 5390 in Alaska. It is located at 57°03′00″N 134°55′47″W. Mount Furuhelm was named for Johan Hampus Furuhjelm (known in Russian as Ivan Vasiliyevich Furugelm), who was governor of Russian America from 1859 to 1863. Mount Furuhelm actually has both an east and west peak less than a quarter mile apart, with the west peak being a mere ten feet higher at (3,620 feet) than the eastern one (3,610 feet).
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Wikidata Q6920841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1100 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
104 named places within 25 miles
- 4140: 3.0 mi
- 3840: 3.1 mi
- 5390: 3.2 mi
- Mt. Lacey (5328): 3.4 mi
- 4270: 3.9 mi
- K’alyáan Pole: 14.3 mi
- Mosquito Legend Pole: 14.4 mi
- Lakich’inei Pole: 14.4 mi
- Gaanax.ádi /Raven Crest Pole: 14.5 mi
- Raven Memorial Pole: 14.5 mi
- Whale Park: 12.0 mi
- Knutson Park: 13.1 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 14.6 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 15.3 mi
- Moller Park: 15.5 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 14.6 mi
- Castle Hill: 15.3 mi
- Russian Blockhouse: 15.3 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 18.0 mi
- Chicken Coop: 14.6 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 14.7 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 14.9 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 14.7 mi
- Russian Bishops House: 15.0 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 15.1 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Indian River Falls: 11.8 mi
- Sage Beach: 14.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Furuhelm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | WNW 296° | 1,503 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Bassie | W 279° | 1,355 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | SSE 159° | 1,317 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NW 306° | 1,312 m | 12.5 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | NW 319° | 1,311 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 270° | 1,239 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cupola Peak | WSW 247° | 1,212 m | 7.2 mi |
| East Sister | WNW 288° | 1,165 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:23 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:05 | 20:52 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:10 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 13:53 | 15:20 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 43 | 36 | 33 |
| Precip in | 13.6 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 17.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hidden Falls Hatchery, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2512222848
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