Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a waterfall in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Caballo Blanco, a peak 1.1 miles away. Seward Highway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3 m
- Width
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 0.3 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 13.5 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 3 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 14 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caballo Blanco: 1.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 2.1 mi
- McHugh Peak-West: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Peak: 2.6 mi
- McHugh Peak: 2.7 mi
- Moen Park: 2.6 mi
- Potter Marsh Watershed Park: 2.8 mi
- Henson Park: 2.8 mi
- Bear Tracks Park: 3.4 mi
- Little Rabbit Creek Bluff Park: 3.9 mi
- Thornton Post Office: 8.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Bunkhouse: 8.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Blacksmith: 8.2 mi
- Canyon Crek Barn: 8.2 mi
- Hope Schoolhouse: 8.2 mi
- Indigenous Place Name Marker: 4.6 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 10.4 mi
- Night and Day: 10.4 mi
- Chevy Truck: 10.5 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 10.5 mi
- Mardene's Garden: 7.2 mi
- Lile's Garden: 10.4 mi
- Alaska Botanical Garden: 10.5 mi
- Anchorage Heritage Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 10.5 mi
- Hope and Sunrise Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 12.0 mi
- Alaska Aviation Museum: 13.1 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 14.0 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Dall Sheep: 7.2 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 7.6 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 13.9 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 14.2 mi
- South Fork Falls: 20.0 mi
- Heritage Falls: 20.9 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 14.1 mi
- Beaver Beach: 16.6 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 24.2 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 24.4 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 5.1 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 12.5 mi
- Kern: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Niagara Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williwaw | NE 55° | 1,660 m | 9.3 mi |
| Temptation Peak | NE 37° | 1,641 m | 12.1 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | NE 43° | 1,633 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | NE 40° | 1,605 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Ramp | ENE 56° | 1,597 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | NE 37° | 1,594 m | 10.3 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | NE 46° | 1,570 m | 7.3 mi |
| Koktoya Peak | NE 49° | 1,569 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:23 | 22:14 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| December solstice | 10:12 | — | 15:43 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Rabbit Creek #2, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Oct — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 27.5 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 37.8 | 72.6 | 137 | 117 | 106 | 119 | 98.7 | 52.2 | 36.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Campbell C NR Spenard AK, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12777729731
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 14 mi
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