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South Fork Falls

South Fork Falls, seen from above at true elevation

South Fork Falls is a waterfall in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. West Kiliak Peak stands 2,271 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Glenn Highway passes 3.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates61.28614, -149.47621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Highland Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Gordon Lyon: 1.9 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Tucker Point: 2.4 mi
  • The Nipple: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Glen Eagle Park: 1.6 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 2.2 mi
  • Eagle River Lions Club Community Park: 2.8 mi
  • Palos Verde Park: 3.4 mi
  • Eliassen Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Anchorage Holiday Star: 3.7 mi
  • Ursus botanicus: 12.0 mi
  • Chevy Truck: 12.0 mi
  • Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 12.1 mi
  • Portal: Drop Assembly #5: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 23
  • Chanshtnu Gardens: 9.9 mi
  • McPhee Gardens: 11.3 mi
  • Anchorage Heritage Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Alaska Botanical Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Lile's Garden: 12.1 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Heritage Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Thunder Bird Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Niagara Falls: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Beaver Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Lyn Ary Beach: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
  • Crevasse-Moraine Pavillion: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of South Fork Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Kiliak PeakESE 113°2,271 m12.3 mi
Korohusk PeakESE 112°2,143 m11.2 mi
Peeking MountainE 97°2,111 m9.4 mi
Eagle PeakSE 140°2,106 m10.8 mi
Calliope MountainSSE 151°2,079 m11.4 mi
Nantina PointESE 117°2,073 m11.7 mi
South Raina PeakESE 102°2,072 m9.3 mi
Raina PeakE 101°2,070 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:1520:13
June solstice04:1822:1523:43
September equinox07:4319:0320:00
December solstice10:14—15:40

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F142126394956605749352016
Precip in0.60.60.50.30.50.91.72.11.91.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR 5 SE, 1 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs37.227.421.231.619245529020621916686.654.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Ship C NR Anchorage AK, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9135832437

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