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Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound

Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound from directly overhead

Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound is a rest area in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Carpathian Peak stands 1,829 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound, a rest area 0.4 miles away. Seward Highway runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates60.78731, -149.21360

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fiddlehead Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Pastoral Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Granddaddy Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Kickstep Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Tincan Peak: 5.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Moose Flats Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
  • Girdwood Park: 12.3 mi
  • Girdwood Town Square Park: 12.4 mi
  • Moose Meadow Park: 12.9 mi
  • Chugach State Park Indian Creek: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Welcome to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula sign: 6.4 mi
  • Girdwood Mine: 16.7 mi
  • Hope Schoolhouse: 16.9 mi
  • Canyon Crek Barn: 16.9 mi
  • Canyon Creek Blacksmith: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 11.3 mi
  • Portage Glacier Cruise: 13.0 mi
  • Mt.Alyeska Tram: 13.2 mi
  • Indian Valley Mine: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carpathian PeakESE 117°1,829 m14.5 mi
Bench PeakSSE 164°1,699 m9.9 mi
Bird PeakN 350°1,678 m15.1 mi
El TerceroSSW 200°1,646 m14.8 mi
Stormy PeakSSW 200°1,590 m13.7 mi
Rubbletop MountainN 356°1,520 m16.7 mi
California PeakN 359°1,516 m15.2 mi
Bystander PeakSSW 194°1,515 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:1520:11
June solstice04:2422:1123:35
September equinox07:4219:0219:59
December solstice10:08—15:44

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222528374654585649382724
Precip in7.36.65.45.34.02.22.74.98.37.87.69.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/230274187

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