Extends north-south 100 miles, east-west 80 miles; bounded on the north by Broad Pass and Nenana River, on the east by Susitna River and Tyone Creek; on the south by Matanuska River; and on the west by Chulitna and Susitna Rivers. (AK-T1)
Eldridge (1900,p8), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported that in 1898 the name "Talkeetna" had been suggested for these mountains. (AK-T1)