Rainbow Peak
Rainbow Peak rises to 1,080 m in Alaska. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mesa, a peak 0.5 miles away. Seward Highway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alaska, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1080 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 1.1 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 14.5 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 5 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint #2 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mesa: 0.5 mi
- McHugh Peak-West: 1.5 mi
- McHugh Peak: 1.6 mi
- Caballo Blanco: 1.9 mi
- South Yuyanq’ Ch’ex: 3.1 mi
- Bear Tracks Park: 4.3 mi
- Henson Park: 4.4 mi
- Moen Park: 4.5 mi
- Potter Marsh Watershed Park: 5.0 mi
- Ray E Storck Homestead Park: 5.6 mi
- Thornton Post Office: 7.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Bunkhouse: 7.1 mi
- Canyon Crek Barn: 7.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Blacksmith: 7.1 mi
- Hope Schoolhouse: 7.1 mi
- Indigenous Place Name Marker: 6.8 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 11.3 mi
- Night and Day: 11.4 mi
- Night and Day: 11.4 mi
- Chevy Truck: 11.4 mi
- Mardene's Garden: 9.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.3 mi
- Lile's Garden: 11.3 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 11.4 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 11.4 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 13.5 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 14.9 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 15.0 mi
- Alaska Aviation Museum: 15.1 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 5.1 mi
- Dall Sheep: 8.6 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 15.4 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 15.7 mi
- Niagara Falls: 2.6 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Heritage Falls: 19.1 mi
- South Fork Falls: 19.5 mi
- Beaver Beach: 15.1 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 15.8 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 22.3 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 2.6 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 13.5 mi
- Kern: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Rainbow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williwaw | NE 41° | 1,660 m | 7.7 mi |
| Temptation Peak | NNE 25° | 1,641 m | 11.3 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | NNE 30° | 1,633 m | 9.2 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | NNE 26° | 1,605 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Ramp | NE 40° | 1,597 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | NNE 23° | 1,594 m | 9.4 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | NNE 26° | 1,570 m | 6.2 mi |
| Koktoya Peak | NE 36° | 1,569 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:17 | 20:13 |
| June solstice | 04:23 | 22:14 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| December solstice | 10:12 | — | 15:43 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Rabbit Creek #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8208673543
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 16 mi
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