Information About

Barrier Range

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 10' 30" N,
154 ° 55' 12" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

3501 ft (1067.1 m)

Barrier Range in Detail.

About

extends NE between Katmai River and Soluka Creek, near S coast of Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 5 mi. SE of Mount Katmai, Aleutain Range. 15 miles long.

History

Named in 1915 by R. F. Griggs of the National Geographic Society "because the range blocked the view of Mount Katmai from Soluka Creek valley."