Mount Sanford
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Mount Sanford rises to 4,949 m in Alaska. Mount Wrangell stands 4,317 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nathlie Mountain, a peak 10 miles away. 10 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Sanford is a shield volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, in eastern Alaska near the Copper River. It is the sixth highest mountain in the United States and the third highest volcano behind Mount Bona and Mount Blackburn. The south face of the volcano, at the head of the Sanford Glacier, rises 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in 1 mile (1,600 m) resulting in one of the steepest gradients in North America.
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Wikidata Q1638692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4949 m
How to reach it
10 named places within 25 miles
- Nathlie Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Mount Zanetti: 12.1 mi
- Capital Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Mount Wrangell: 14.8 mi
- Mount Drum: 17.7 mi
- Cheshnina Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Sanford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wrangell | SSE 166° | 4,317 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Jarvis | SE 128° | 4,109 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Zanetti | S 177° | 3,965 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Drum | WSW 248° | 3,661 m | 17.7 mi |
| Tanada Peak | ENE 73° | 2,852 m | 20.9 mi |
| Snider Peak | WSW 238° | 2,525 m | 19.0 mi |
| Capital Mountain | N 2° | 2,274 m | 14.5 mi |
| Ruddy Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,274 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 18:52 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 03:43 | 22:00 | 23:35 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:40 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 10:04 | — | 15:07 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Inside the official boundary of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; 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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