Novarupta
Novarupta rises to 841 m in Alaska. Mount Griggs stands 2,317 m to the north-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Falling Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Novarupta is a volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Novarupta was formed in 1912, during the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, in which it released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Wikidata Q692922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 841 m
How to reach it
25 named places within 25 miles
- Falling Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Broken Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Baked Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mt Cerberus: 2.1 mi
- Trident Volcano: 3.0 mi
- Mount Katmai Caldera: 6.7 mi
- Fulton Falls: 10.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Novarupta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Griggs | NNE 18° | 2,317 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Mageik | SW 215° | 2,165 m | 6.0 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,162 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Katmai | E 83° | 2,047 m | 7.5 mi |
| Trident Volcano | SE 136° | 1,864 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Martin | SW 227° | 1,863 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Juhle | N 360° | 1,529 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Katolinat | NW 320° | 1,377 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:23 | 19:43 | 20:35 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 22:19 | 23:31 |
| September equinox | 08:06 | 19:30 | 20:22 |
| December solstice | 10:08 | 14:53 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King Salmon 42 SE, 28 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Katmai National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1603891183
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