Organ Mountain
Organ Mountain rises to 2,128 m in Alaska. Mount Yukla stands 2,297 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Compass Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away. Seward Highway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alaska, United States of America
Wikidata Q49058867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2128 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 16.0 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bore Tide Viewpoint #2 · 13 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Compass Butte: 1.1 mi
- Synthesizer Peak: 1.1 mi
- Flute Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Ewe: 1.9 mi
- Polar Bear Peak: 2.0 mi
- Girdwood Town Square Park: 12.2 mi
- Moose Meadow Park: 12.3 mi
- Girdwood Park: 12.4 mi
- Glen Eagle Park: 13.2 mi
- Chugach State Park Indian Creek: 13.3 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 8.9 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 12.9 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 12.9 mi
- Thornton Post Office: 19.9 mi
- Hope Schoolhouse: 20.0 mi
- Anchorage Holiday Star: 13.0 mi
- Chevy Truck: 17.5 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 17.5 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 17.6 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 17.6 mi
- Chanshtnu Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Lile's Garden: 17.5 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 17.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 17.5 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 17.5 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 7.1 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 17.2 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 19.9 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 20.0 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 21.0 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 12.2 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 14.0 mi
- Dall Sheep: 18.4 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 19.3 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 22.3 mi
- Heritage Falls: 3.8 mi
- South Fork Falls: 13.2 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Niagara Falls: 18.2 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 21.8 mi
- Beaver Beach: 4.7 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 24.0 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 23.9 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 24.2 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 15.0 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 18.8 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Organ Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Yukla | NE 46° | 2,297 m | 5.9 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | NNE 31° | 2,271 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Beelzebub | ENE 61° | 2,219 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Soggy | NE 51° | 2,192 m | 7.2 mi |
| East Kiliak Peak | NE 35° | 2,164 m | 6.9 mi |
| Korohusk Peak | NNE 22° | 2,143 m | 6.9 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NNW 339° | 2,106 m | 2.5 mi |
| Calliope Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,079 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:15 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:20 | 22:13 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:02 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:12 | — | 15:40 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1407604 — Organ Mountain, Anchorage County, Alaska.
OpenStreetMap element node/8217989525
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