Information About

MacColl Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 11' 21.001" N,
142 ° 36' 56.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

5604 ft (1708.1 m)

MacColl Ridge in Detail.

About

Trends NW-SE, between the Chitina River, on the S and Young Creek, on the N, extending 26 mi WNW from Canyon Creek to 9 mi S of McCarthy, St. Elias. Mts.

History

Named in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Robert S. MacColl (1933-1961), geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, who lost his life in the Kiagna River while mapping this area.