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Kvasnikoff Falls

Kvasnikoff Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Kvasnikoff Falls is a waterfall in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 455 m. Truuli Peak stands 2,015 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Storm Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Sterling Highway passes 29 miles off. 10 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
213 m

How to reach it

Coordinates59.61653, -150.57778

10 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
  • Storm Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Palisade Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Diablo: 6.9 mi
  • Iceworm Peak: 7.6 mi
  • Needle Peak: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Truuli PeakNNE 14°2,015 m21.1 mi
Iceworm PeakW 266°1,524 m7.6 mi
Needle PeakSW 226°1,371 m10.7 mi
Mount DiabloSSW 208°1,088 m6.9 mi
Palisade PeakSE 146°1,063 m5.7 mi
Poot PeakWSW 253°762 m21.8 mi
Brown MountainSSW 208°674 m21.7 mi
Black MountainESE 113°604 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0419:2220:17
June solstice04:4322:0923:27
September equinox07:4819:1020:04
December solstice10:0214:0216:01

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232628374551555448382925
Precip in1.81.31.10.80.70.91.52.53.32.52.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Homer 9 E, 27 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jun–Sep — fullest in Jul, leanest in Mar.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.10.10.00.02.319.119.411.58.84.92.50.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Upper Nuka R NR Park Boundary NR Homer AK, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Kenai Fjords National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4554896902

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