Peeking Mountain
Peeking Mountain rises to 2,111 m in Alaska. Bellicose Peak stands 2,328 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Raina Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alaska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,111 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 22.0 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thunderbird Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Gorge Viewing Deck · 13 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raina Peak: 0.7 mi
- South Raina Peak: 0.8 mi
- Pleasant Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cumulus Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Korohusk Peak: 3.3 mi
- Glen Eagle Park: 8.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 11.1 mi
- Eagle River Lions Club Community Park: 11.9 mi
- Palos Verde Park: 12.5 mi
- Loretta French Park: 12.6 mi
- Anchorage Holiday Star: 11.9 mi
- Ursus botanicus: 19.8 mi
- Chevy Truck: 19.8 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 19.9 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 19.9 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 11.1 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 11.8 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 12.1 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 17.3 mi
- YUKLA 27 Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Chanshtnu Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 19.8 mi
- Lile's Garden: 19.8 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 19.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 19.9 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 17.5 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 20.6 mi
- Knik Museum: 22.0 mi
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 22.2 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 14.3 mi
- Reindeer Farm: 19.3 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 20.9 mi
- Dall Sheep: 22.2 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 22.6 mi
- Heritage Falls: 5.9 mi
- South Fork Falls: 9.4 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 13.1 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Niagara Falls: 24.8 mi
- Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 22.3 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
- Beaver Beach: 8.3 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 20.1 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Peeking Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellicose Peak | ESE 110° | 2,328 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Yukla | SSE 154° | 2,297 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Rumble | ESE 103° | 2,295 m | 4.0 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | SSE 152° | 2,271 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Beelzebub | SE 134° | 2,219 m | 7.9 mi |
| Benign Peak | E 87° | 2,205 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Soggy | SE 141° | 2,192 m | 6.4 mi |
| East Kiliak Peak | SSE 148° | 2,164 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:14 | 20:12 |
| June solstice | 04:17 | 22:14 | 23:41 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:02 | 19:59 |
| December solstice | 10:13 | — | 15:39 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8217960138
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