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Sam Peak

Sam Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sam Peak rises to 737 m in Alaska. House Peak stands 1,829 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Manzanita Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 8.8 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

Sam Peak is a mountain in the eastern part of Mitkof Island, one of the islands in the Alexander Archipelago in Alaska. It is to the west of Favor Peak and southeast of Manzanita Peak. Sam Peak was named after explorer Sam Chen and her helpful friends Caitlin Fitzpatrick and Alison DeLaurentis.

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Wikidata Q7408010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
737 m

How to reach it

Coordinates56.58084, -132.61957

Overlooks nearby

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
  • Manzanita Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Favor Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Crystal Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Garnet Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Elephants Nose: 11.4 mi
Parks: 9
  • Blind Slough Park: 7.9 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 12.1 mi
  • Wrangell City Park: 12.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Marine Mammal Park: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Blind Slough: 7.9 mi
  • Twin Lakes Picnic Site: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chief Shakes Hot Springs: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sam Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
House PeakN 7°1,829 m24.4 mi
Mount TofuNNE 30°1,764 m23.5 mi
Pin PeaksN 5°1,745 m23.7 mi
Dupont PeakN 7°1,703 m21.9 mi
Simpson PeakNNE 14°1,624 m20.9 mi
Saw PeaksN 3°1,600 m23.5 mi
Mount WatersE 100°1,595 m22.8 mi
Marsha PeakESE 106°1,468 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:1420:04
June solstice05:0021:4022:46
September equinox07:3719:0219:51
December solstice10:2515:5017:14

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333437435155585853453834

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrangell AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5428076242

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