Information About

Approach Hill

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Approach Hill on The Map

Location

64 ° 50' 12.998" N,
147 ° 33' 47.002" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Fairbanks

Elevation

505 ft (153.92 m)

Approach Hill in Detail.

About

4.5 mi. E of Fairbanks, Tanana Low.

History

Locally named because the hill is in the line of approach for airplanes to an airfield; the name was published on a 1955 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map.

Places Near Approach Hill
Cities:

Dome Camp, Engineer, Gilmore, Golden City, Pedro Camp, Vault,

Cities:

Fairbanks, Fox, North Pole,

Dams:

NASA Tracking Station Dam Number 1, NASA Tracking Station Dam Number 2,

Hills:

Browns Hill, Lakloey Hill, Sage Hill,

Islands:

Bentley Island, Garden Island, Goose Island, Haines Island, Haines Islands, Meridian Island,

Lakes:

Caribou Lake, Goldstream Lakes, Liwa Lake, Lundgren Pond, Middle Lake, Monterey Lake, Lake Paul, Reindeer Lake, Sirlin Drive Pond, Star Lake,

Mountains:

Approach Hill, Birch Hill, Gilmore Dome, Mount Lulu Fairbanks, Pedro Dome, Tungsten Hill,

Parks:

Bentley Park, Growden Memorial Park,

Rivers:

Little Chena River,

Streams:

Chena Slough,

Streams:

Babe Creek, Bear Creek, Calder Creek, Clear Creek, Columbia Creek, Deadwood Creek, Eagle Creek, Engineer Creek, Evening Star Creek, First Chance Creek, Flume Creek, Fox Creek, Gilmore Creek, Glenn Creek, Gold Run, Granite Creek, Hill Creek, Hopper Creek, Independence Creek, Isabella Creek, Jessila Creek, Johnson Creek, Jussila Creek, Little Blanche Creek, Little Queenie Creek, McDonald Creek, Melba Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek Number 1, Moose Creek Number 2, Murray Creek, Nugget Creek, Pat Creek, Pedro Creek, Rex Creek, Rose Creek, Ruby Creek, Seattle Creek, Silver Creek, Skoogy Creek, Steamboat Creek, Steele Creek, Tom Creek, Treasure Creek, Twin Creek, Victoria Creek, Wigwam Creek, Wildcat Creek,

Routes:

Bonnifield Trail, Grapefruit Rocks,

Valleys:

Dark Hollow, French Gulch, Gay Gulch, Irish Gulch, Silver Gulch, Tungsten Gulch,

Cities:

Aurora, Badger, Bjerrmark, Clear Creek Park, Dennis Manor, Graehl, Hamilton Acres, Highland Park, Lemeta, Slaterville, South Fairbanks, Totem Park,