West Point

West Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit West Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting West Point: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach West Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 64.56667, -166.05000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Point

• Sledge Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nil Desperandum Gulch · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Osborn · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Osborn · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~73 km · Must-see
• Nugget Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~30 km
• Short Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~30 km
• Butterfield Canyon · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~37 km
• Snow Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~39 km
• Bering Land Bridge Visitor Center · sanctuary · Aleutians East Borough · ~39 km
• Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum · museum · Aleutians East Borough · ~40 km
• Hazel Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~40 km
• Swanberg's Gold Dredge · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km
• Swanberg's Dredge · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km
• Grouse Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~43 km
• Newton Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~44 km
• Seward Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~45 km
• Deschamps Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~51 km
• Army Peak · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of West Point

Other beaches & coast near West Point

• Grantley Harbor · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~98 km
• Cape Rodney · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~24 km
• Unalakleet · beach · Aleutians East Borough · ~37 km
• Belmont Point · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~39 km
• Cape Woolley · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~41 km
• Cape Nome · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~65 km
• Cape Douglas · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~71 km
• Windy Cove · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~72 km
• Safety Sound · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~79 km
• Jones Point · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~85 km

All beaches & coast in Unorganized Borough

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