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Mount Kukak

Mount Kukak, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Kukak rises to 2,043 m in Alaska. Mount Denison stands 2,318 m to the southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Steller, a peak 1.9 miles away. 10 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Kukak is an almost completely ice-covered stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska, United States. Although the last eruption from Mount Kukak is unknown, it displays vigorous fumarolic activity.

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Wikidata Q3467803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2043 m

How to reach it

Coordinates58.45237, -154.35732

10 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
Waterfalls: 1
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DenisonSW 234°2,318 m4.2 mi
Mount StellerSW 217°2,272 m1.9 mi
Snowy MountainSW 235°2,162 m14.4 mi
Mount KatmaiWSW 241°2,047 m24.7 mi
Mount KaguyakNE 47°901 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:2019:3920:32
June solstice05:1022:1723:30
September equinox08:0319:2620:19
December solstice10:0614:4616:26

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Inside the official boundary of Katmai National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; 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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OpenStreetMap element node/1681860015

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