Mount Michelson
Mount Michelson rises to 2,699 m in Alaska. Mount Isto stands 2,736 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tugak Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Michelson is a high peak in the Romanzof Mountains, part of the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in the United States. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) north of the highest peak in the range, Mount Isto. In 2015 new measurement show that Mount Michelson is the fourth highest mountain at the range, measuring at 8,852 feet (2,698 meters). The mountain was named by E. de K. Leffingwell, between 1906 and 1914, for Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, an American scientist.
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Wikidata Q6922174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,699 m
How to reach it
19 named places within 25 miles
- Tugak Peak: 1.8 mi
- Fox Point: 9.8 mi
- Mount Ava: 9.8 mi
- Mount McCall: 10.3 mi
- Mount Waw: 11.6 mi
- Sadlerochit Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Michelson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isto | ESE 122° | 2,736 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Chamberlin | W 263° | 2,712 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Hubley | E 100° | 2,689 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wolverine Crags | E 92° | 2,664 m | 12.6 mi |
| Contact Peak | E 101° | 2,637 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Waw | E 87° | 2,621 m | 11.6 mi |
| Schwanda Peak | E 99° | 2,609 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Pangnik | WSW 240° | 2,605 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 18:36 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:24 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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