Information About

Mentasta Pass

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mentasta Pass on The Map

Location

62 ° 55' 19.999" N,
143 ° 40' 32.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Elevation

2316 ft (705.92 m)

Mentasta Pass in Detail.

About

on Glenn Highway, at NW end of Mentasta Mts., 35 mi. SW of Tok; Alaska Range

History

Indian name reported in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, Tanana River map), USA. "Mentasta" appears to be a corruption of the name "Mantasna," i.e. "Mantas River."