O'Malley Peak
O'Malley Peak rises to 1,570 m in Alaska. Calliope Mountain stands 2,079 m to the east-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
O'Malley Peak is a 5,150+ ft (1,570+ m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. O'Malley Peak is situated in Chugach State Park, 12 mi (19 km) southeast of downtown Anchorage, 2.3 mi (4 km) west of Mount Williwaw, and 1.45 mi (2 km) northwest of The Ramp, which is its nearest higher peak. Access is via the Powerline Trail with several scramble routes to the summit.
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Wikidata Q49057840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,570 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 7.1 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 8 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 13 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glen Alps Overlook: 3.4 mi
- Bear Tracks Park: 5.1 mi
- Ray E Storck Homestead Park: 5.6 mi
- Old Rabbit Creek Park: 5.9 mi
- Hills Park: 6.0 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 10.3 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 11.1 mi
- Hugh M. Elmendorf monument: 12.4 mi
- Nixon-Hirohito monument: 12.5 mi
- YUKLA 27 Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Chevy Truck: 7.9 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 7.9 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 8.0 mi
- Night and Day: 8.0 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 8.0 mi
- Lile's Garden: 7.9 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 7.9 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 8.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 8.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 10.2 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 11.1 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 11.5 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 12.9 mi
- Dall Sheep: 7.2 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 7.8 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 8.1 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 12.9 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 13.1 mi
- Niagara Falls: 7.3 mi
- South Fork Falls: 13.4 mi
- Heritage Falls: 13.8 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 24.8 mi
- Beaver Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 14.1 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 6.8 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 10.0 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
- Kern: 21.5 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 22.9 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of O'Malley Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calliope Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,079 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cantata Peak | ENE 65° | 1,948 m | 9.6 mi |
| Concerto Peak | ENE 78° | 1,678 m | 8.1 mi |
| Triangle Peak | ENE 68° | 1,675 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | E 83° | 1,660 m | 2.3 mi |
| Temptation Peak | NNE 24° | 1,641 m | 5.1 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | NE 38° | 1,633 m | 3.0 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | NNE 26° | 1,605 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:16 | 20:13 |
| June solstice | 04:21 | 22:14 | 23:41 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:03 | 20:00 |
| December solstice | 10:13 | — | 15:42 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen Alps, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/598335486
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 13 mi
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