Information About

Bonanza Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 31' 39" N,
142 ° 50' 26.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

6647 ft (2026.01 m)

Bonanza Ridge in Detail.

About

In the Wrangell Mountains, NE of McCarthy, trends NS as the divide between McCarthy Creek on the E and S and the Root and Kennicott Glaciers on the W. 15 miles long.

History

So named by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1965. Name "taken from BONANZA Peak* * * and from the nearby Bonanza mine, one of the famous Kennecott mines."

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Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-5 (1993), McCarthy C-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Bonanza Ridge
Cities:

Sourdough,

Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Star Lake, Threemile Lake,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Green Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Regal Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Kennicott River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Chititu Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lake Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Swift Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Sawmill Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott, May Creek,