Summit Camp

The station, however, is not part of the Sermersooq municipality but falls within the bounds of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

[7] A ski-equipped C-130 from the New York Air National Guard performed an open snow landing near the site, bringing the put-in team consisting of Mark Twickler, Jay Klink, Michael Morrison, and two navigation specialists; Doug Roberts and Jim Normandeau who located the exact location chosen for the GISP2 drilling site, established a camp, and laid out the runway.

Many smaller Weatherport hut buildings and tents were also erected as storage and shop areas, as well as sleeping quarters.

Typical daily maximum temperatures at Summit Camp are around −35 °C (−31 °F) in winter (January) and −10 °C (14 °F) in summer (July).

[3] Winter access is infrequent, using smaller, ski-equipped aircraft such as Twin Otter flown by Kenn Borek Air.

Summit Station
Overview of the area around Summit Station
Location of Summit Station within Northeast Greenland National Park
Aerial video of Summit Camp
Summit week 1, 1989
Summit Laying out the first runway, 1989
An Air Greenland Twin Otter supply flight to the station departs from Kangerlussuaq, summer 2009.