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Barneys Creek Picnic Site

Barneys Creek Picnic Site from directly overhead

Barneys Creek Picnic Site is a picnic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gun Mount, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
King Cove Corp
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates55.15053, -162.43174
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Gun Mount: 2.2 mi
  • WWII Gun Camp: 2.2 mi
  • World War II US Army Hut Ruin: 2.3 mi
  • World War II US Army Hut Ruin: 2.5 mi
  • Gun Mount: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Camel Humps: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 6.3 mi
  • Round Top Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Mount Dutton: 6.7 mi
  • Aghileen Pinnacles: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Raft Reggata: 10.3 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 13.0 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 22.4 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 5.1 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 5.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 5.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakWSW 250°1,920 m16.8 mi
Mount DuttonENE 68°1,510 m6.7 mi
Mount DuttonENE 67°1,473 m6.3 mi
Mount EmmonsNE 47°1,465 m19.3 mi
Double CraterNE 49°1,463 m23.6 mi
Mount HagueNE 48°1,341 m22.9 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesNE 37°1,176 m19.0 mi
North Walrus PeakSW 235°893 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5220:1621:04
June solstice06:1022:3223:35
September equinox08:3620:0220:50
December solstice10:1516:0817:23

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283030354147525348413531
Precip in3.43.23.02.72.62.72.53.74.54.95.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/542676352

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