Information About

Big Bones Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 24' 11.002" N,
147 ° 23' 43.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

3530 ft (1075.94 m)

Big Bones Ridge in Detail.

About

In the Talkeetna Mountains on the E side of the Oshetna River valley; extends N-S 3 mi. E of the junction of little Ophetna and Oshetna Rivers, 15 mi. S of Susitna River, 67 mi W of Gulkana, Talkeetna Mts. 6 miles long.

History

Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the large fossil mammoth or mastodon bones found on its top.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna Mountains (1950), Talkeetna Mountains B-1 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains B-1 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains B-1 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains B-1 (1952), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1966), Talkeetna Mountains B-1 NW (2016),

Places Near Big Bones Ridge

Lakes:

Square Lake,

Mountains:

Lone Butte,

Ridges:

Big Bones Ridge,

Rivers:

Black River, Little Oshetna River,

Streams:

Conglomerate Creek, Ferrell Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Joe Creek, Nicolie Creek, Red Creek, Sellick Creek, Tolson Creek, Walker Creek, White Sand Creek, Yacko Creek,