Thunder Bird Peak
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Thunder Bird Peak rises to 2,008 m in Alaska. Bashful Peak stands 2,440 m to the east, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is B's Heaven Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alaska, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2008 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 25.8 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thunderbird Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Gorge Viewing Deck · 13 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint #2 · 27 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- B's Heaven Peak: 1.6 mi
- Peak 5537: 2.3 mi
- The Watchman: 2.7 mi
- Benign Peak: 3.4 mi
- Mount Rumble: 4.1 mi
- Glen Eagle Park: 11.8 mi
- Reflections Lake: 13.1 mi
- Tonjess Park: 13.2 mi
- Mirror Lake Park: 13.4 mi
- Edmonds Lake Park: 13.5 mi
- Anchorage Holiday Star: 16.3 mi
- Where the Matanuska RIver Flows: 18.9 mi
- Harkening Spirit: 19.0 mi
- Bear statue: 19.0 mi
- Resurrection Koru: 19.0 mi
- Millie's Garden: 18.3 mi
- Eckert Garden: 18.3 mi
- Perennial Garden: 18.3 mi
- The Gathering Place: 18.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 18.9 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 9.9 mi
- Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area: 15.4 mi
- Nike Site Summit Missile Launch Area: 16.2 mi
- Bruce Aaron Roberts: 16.7 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 20.2 mi
- Eagle River Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Palmer Museum of History & Art: 19.6 mi
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Museum: 21.4 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 21.8 mi
- Old Houses of Wasilla: 22.0 mi
- Eklutna Historical Park: 13.6 mi
- Reindeer Farm: 15.6 mi
- Musk Ox Farm: 22.2 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 23.9 mi
- Heritage Falls: 10.0 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 12.7 mi
- South Fork Falls: 13.2 mi
- Beaver Beach: 13.2 mi
- Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 19.4 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Thunder Bird Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashful Peak | E 94° | 2,440 m | 7.0 mi |
| Baleful Peak | ESE 102° | 2,435 m | 8.5 mi |
| South Baleful Peak | ESE 105° | 2,408 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bellicose Peak | SSE 163° | 2,328 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Yukla | S 187° | 2,297 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Rumble | S 179° | 2,295 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bold Peak | ENE 69° | 2,293 m | 5.6 mi |
| West Kiliak Peak | SSW 195° | 2,271 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:14 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 04:16 | 22:14 | 23:41 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:01 | 19:58 |
| December solstice | 10:13 | — | 15:38 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8228986391
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