Mount Magnificent
Mount Magnificent rises to 1,302 m in Alaska. Mount Yukla stands 2,297 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucker Point, a peak 0.6 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alaska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49053493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,302 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 16.7 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thunderbird Scenic Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Gorge Viewing Deck · 9 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 17 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Point: 0.6 mi
- Yesorno Point: 1.3 mi
- Vista Peak: 1.4 mi
- Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks: 1.4 mi
- Mile High Peak: 1.9 mi
- Glen Eagle Park: 1.5 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 3.6 mi
- Eagle River Lions Club Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Palos Verde Park: 5.0 mi
- Eliassen Park: 5.1 mi
- Anchorage Holiday Star: 6.7 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 15.0 mi
- Chevy Truck: 15.1 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 15.1 mi
- Night and Day: 15.2 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 5.6 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 6.6 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 11.1 mi
- YUKLA 27 Memorial: 13.8 mi
- E-3 Sentry: 13.8 mi
- Chanshtnu Gardens: 12.9 mi
- McPhee Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 15.1 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 15.1 mi
- Lile's Garden: 15.1 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 7.2 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 11.7 mi
- Knik Museum: 14.5 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 14.7 mi
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 17.1 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 10.1 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 17.3 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 17.5 mi
- Dall Sheep: 18.3 mi
- Reindeer Farm: 19.4 mi
- South Fork Falls: 3.0 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 8.9 mi
- Heritage Falls: 11.2 mi
- Niagara Falls: 22.9 mi
- Beaver Beach: 9.9 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 19.5 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 19.6 mi
- Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 20.4 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 14.6 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 18.0 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Mount Magnificent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Yukla | SE 131° | 2,297 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Rumble | ESE 110° | 2,295 m | 11.7 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | SE 127° | 2,271 m | 11.3 mi |
| East Kiliak Peak | SE 126° | 2,164 m | 11.8 mi |
| Korohusk Peak | SE 128° | 2,143 m | 10.2 mi |
| Peeking Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,111 m | 7.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 156° | 2,106 m | 11.3 mi |
| Peters Peak | ESE 115° | 2,099 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:15 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:18 | 22:15 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:02 | 20:00 |
| December solstice | 10:14 | — | 15:39 |
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 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 35 | 20 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR 5 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9084792369
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 17 mi
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