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Mount Williwaw

Mount Williwaw, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Williwaw rises to 1,660 m in Alaska. Calliope Mountain stands 2,079 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ramp, a peak 1.4 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 8.0 miles off.

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The story

Mount Williwaw is a prominent 5,446-foot (1,660 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. Mount Williwaw, the highest peak of the Chugach Front Range, is situated in Chugach State Park, 12 mi (19 km) southeast of downtown Anchorage, and 1.4 mi (2 km) northeast of The Ramp. The Williwaw Lakes lie below the north and west slopes of the mountain and provide pleasant campsites for climbers not wanting to climb the mountain in one arduous day. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1964 by the United States Geological Survey based on a recommendation by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska because an infantry company from nearby Fort Richardson was caught in a williwaw near this mountain in May 1962. Three men died of exhaustion before the group was rescued. The first ascent of this peak was made June 11, 1965, by David Judd, M. Judd, Myers, and Parker via the South Ridge.

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Wikidata Q49055203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1660 m
Getting there

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Coordinates61.10345, -149.51522

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Ramp: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Elliott: 1.4 mi
  • Koktoya Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Peak: 1.7 mi
  • East Tanaina Peak: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Glen Alps Overlook: 5.6 mi
  • Bear Tracks Park: 7.4 mi
  • Ray E Storck Homestead Park: 7.9 mi
  • Old Rabbit Creek Park: 8.2 mi
  • Hills Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 10.0 mi
  • Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 10.7 mi
  • Thornton Post Office: 13.5 mi
  • Canyon Creek Bunkhouse: 13.5 mi
  • Canyon Crek Barn: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 16
  • Lile's Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Anchorage Heritage Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Alaska Botanical Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 9.7 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Beaver Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Lyn Ary Beach: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Mount Williwaw. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calliope MountainENE 68°2,079 m7.4 mi
Cantata PeakENE 60°1,948 m7.5 mi
Mount EweENE 76°1,918 m7.4 mi
Concerto PeakENE 76°1,678 m5.8 mi
Triangle PeakENE 63°1,675 m6.0 mi
Temptation PeakN 357°1,641 m4.4 mi
East Tanaina PeakNNW 348°1,633 m2.1 mi
West Tanaina PeakNNW 334°1,605 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:1620:13
June solstice04:2122:1423:40
September equinox07:4319:0320:00
December solstice10:12—15:42

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202222324250535244332422
Precip in1.61.71.81.20.81.22.33.64.32.62.12.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen Alps, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3413956890

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