Pillar Mountain
Pillar Mountain rises to 387 m in Alaska. Center Mountain stands 1,027 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, a museum 1.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 1.2 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Alaska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 387 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
50 named places within 25 miles
- Devils Prongs: 2.0 mi
- Three Sisters: 2.3 mi
- Monashka Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Preschool Park: 1.5 mi
- Larch Street Park: 1.6 mi
- Pearson Park: 1.7 mi
- Spruce Tree Park: 1.9 mi
- East Addition Park: 2.2 mi
- Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Kodiak Maritime Museum: 1.2 mi
- Kodiak History Museum: 1.2 mi
- Kodiak Military History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Buskin Beach: 2.7 mi
- Jewel Beach: 4.2 mi
- Benny Benson grave: 2.3 mi
- Trail to Barometer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Afognak: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pillar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Mountain | SW 227° | 1,027 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sharatin Mountain | W 280° | 865 m | 9.5 mi |
| Erskine Mountain | WSW 246° | 806 m | 6.8 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | WSW 240° | 764 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | W 280° | 730 m | 5.3 mi |
| Raymond Peak | SSW 205° | 698 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Ellison | WNW 296° | 697 m | 17.9 mi |
| Kashevaroff Mountain | SW 220° | 696 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:12 | 19:32 | 20:24 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 22:06 | 23:16 |
| September equinox | 07:56 | 19:19 | 20:11 |
| December solstice | 09:53 | 14:51 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 33 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kodiak Wwtp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6897259639
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