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Mount Rumble

Mount Rumble, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Rumble rises to 2,295 m in Alaska. Bashful Peak stands 2,440 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peters Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mount Rumble is a 7,530-foot (2,295 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach State Park at the head of Peters Creek Valley, 24 mi (39 km) east of downtown Anchorage, and 3 mi (5 km) west of Eklutna Glacier. On a clear day the peak can be seen from the George Parks Highway.

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Wikidata Q65042438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2295 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.25620, -149.07901

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glen Eagle Park: 12.2 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 15.0 mi
  • Eagle River Lions Club Community Park: 15.9 mi
  • Tonjess Park: 15.9 mi
  • Peter's Creek Park: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 13
  • Chanshtnu Gardens: 21.8 mi
  • Millie's Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Eckert Garden: 22.4 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Heritage Falls: 6.6 mi
  • South Fork Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Thunder Bird Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Virgin Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Eklutna Historical Park: 16.9 mi
  • Reindeer Farm: 19.7 mi
  • Mt.Alyeska Tram: 19.8 mi
  • Indian Valley Mine: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beaver Beach: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Rumble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bashful PeakENE 63°2,440 m7.8 mi
Baleful PeakENE 75°2,435 m8.5 mi
South Baleful PeakENE 76°2,408 m8.3 mi
Bellicose PeakSE 125°2,328 m1.8 mi
Mount YuklaSSW 195°2,297 m4.7 mi
Bold PeakNE 40°2,293 m7.9 mi
West Kiliak PeakSW 215°2,271 m3.3 mi
Mount BeelzebubSSE 158°2,219 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:1420:11
June solstice04:1722:1323:41
September equinox07:4119:0119:58
December solstice10:1215:38

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F142025374755585547342016
Precip in2.31.61.60.80.91.31.72.63.62.51.72.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR Nature CTR, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/8215211876

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