Sam Peak
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
- 8.8 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whale Observatory · 20 mi
50 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Blind Slough: 7.9 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Site: 15.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.4 mi
- Sons of Norway Hall: 20.4 mi
- Clausen Memorial Museum: 20.4 mi
- Chief Shakes Hot Springs Site: 24.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Peak | N 7° | 1,829 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Tofu | NNE 30° | 1,764 m | 23.5 mi |
| Pin Peaks | N 5° | 1,745 m | 23.7 mi |
| Dupont Peak | N 7° | 1,703 m | 21.9 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 14° | 1,624 m | 20.9 mi |
| Saw Peaks | N 3° | 1,600 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Waters | E 100° | 1,595 m | 22.8 mi |
| Marsha Peak | ESE 106° | 1,468 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:14 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 21:40 | 22:46 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:02 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 10:25 | 15:50 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 45 | 38 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrangell AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5428076242
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