Information About

High Ridge Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 34' 39.068" N,
149 ° 10' 48.378" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Palmer

Length

0.28 mi (0.46 km)

Elevation

135 ft (41.15 m)

High Ridge Lake in Detail.

About

In Matanuska Valley, 2.8 mi SW of Palmer and 0.2 mi NE of Baird Lake, Cook Inlet Low.

History

So named in 1954 by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Machetanz of Palmer, Alaska, because the lake is surrounded by high ridges.

Topo Maps

Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage C-6 SW (1979), Anchorage C-6 SW (1979), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage C-6 SW (1992), Anchorage C-6 (1994), Anchorage C-6 SW (2016),
Places Near High Ridge Lake
Airports:

Microdot Ridge,

Areas:

Ch-atan Kaq-, Chuqilin Kaq-, Skitnu Hdakaq-,

Cities:

Palmer,

Dams:

Eklutna Dam, Eklutna Dam, Lower Eklutna Dam, Memory Lake Estates Dam Number 2, Sherwood Estates Dam,

Flats:

Duck Flats, Eklutna Flats,

Hills:

Burnt Butte,

Lakes:

Anderson Lake, Baird Lake, Lake Barbara, Black Lake, Bradley Lake, Burkholder Lake, Butte Lake, Canoe Lake, Clear Lake, Cornelius Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Dandy Lake, Dry Lake, Duck Lake, Echo Lake, Edmonds Lake, Eklutna Lake, Elks Lake, Ezi Slough, Falks Lake, Finger Lake, Gooding Lake, Hart Lake, High Ridge Lake, Irene Lake, Johnson Lake, Kennedy Lake, Kepler Lake, Kings Lake, Klaire Lake, Kleinsmith Lake, Loberg Lake, Long Lake, Matanuska Lake, McLeod Lake, Meier Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Lake, Neklason Lake, Paradise Lake, Reed Lake, Reflections Lake, Seventeenmile Lake, Summit Lake, Triangle Lake, Walby Lake, Wasilla Lake, Wishbone Lake, Wolf Lake, Wolverine Lake,

Locales:

7 Sacred Chutes, April Bowl, Baby Ruth, Bennet's Ridge, Eldorodo Bowl, Face of Hatch, Lake Run, Nixon's Nose, Point 30, Seldom Seen, Stairstep, Sunnyside, Sunnyside of Hatch, Swimmin' Tims, The Glades, The Lost Couloir, Valley of Sin, Wimp Bowl, Womens Run,

Mine:

Baxter Mine, Buffalo Mine, Conrock North Pit, Eldorado Mine, Gold Bullion Mine, Independence Mine, Kelly-Willow Prospect, Lonesome Mine, Martin Mine, Matanuska Sinner Mine, New Black Diamond Mine, Premier Mine, Rae-Wallace Mine,

Mountains:

Bodenburg Butte, Bullion Mountain, East Twin Peak, Mount Eklutna, Government Peak, Lazy Mountain, Marmot Mountain, Pioneer Peak, Mount POW/MIA, Skyscraper Mountain, West Twin Peak,

Parks:

Independence Mine State Historical Park, Finger Lake State Recreation Site, Moose Creek State Recreation Area, Wolf Lake State Recreation Site,

Mountain Passes:

Hatcher Pass, Point 40, Rabbit Slough, Spring Creek,

Peaks:

Arkose Peak, Bear Mountain, Blueberry Knoll, Delia Benchmark, Fish Peak, Goat Rock, Gold Star Peak, Hatch Peak, Luck Peak, Pass Peak, Pepper Peak, Rae-Wallace, Salt Peak, Shaker Peak, South Pioneer Peak, Top Peak,

Ridges:

Arkose Ridge, Bald Mountain Ridge, President's Ridge,

Rivers:

Matanuska River,

Routes:

Mile 16 Ski Run, Paradise Ski Run,

Streams:

Archangel Creek, Bodenburg Creek, Buffalo Creek, Carnegie Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Delia Creek, East Fork Fishhook Creek, Ezi Slough, Fishhook Creek, Goat Creek, Government Creek, Hatcher Creek, Iron Creek, Jim Creek, Moose Creek, Palmer Creek, Premier Creek, Spring Creek, Thachkatnu Creek, Thunder Bird Creek, Upper Willow Creek, Wasilla Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

April Bowl Trail, Assay Spur Trail, Bear Point Trail, Blueberry Knoll Trail, Bold Ridge Trail, Eklutna ATV Access Trail, Eklutna Lake Spillway Trail, Eklutna Spillway Trail, Gold Cord Lake Trail, Gold Mint Trail, Hard Rock 2 Trail, Hard Rock Trail, Hatcher Pass Snowmobile Trail, Hatcher Pass Snowmobile Trail 1, Hatcher Pass Snowmobile Trail 2, Hatcher Pass Winter Maintenance Trail, Independence Mine Trail, Marmot Mountain Trail, Martin Mill Trail, Mill Loop Trail, Mount Eklutna Trail, Rae-Wallace Mine Trail, Snow Trail to Lodge, Thunderbird Falls Trail, Twin Peaks Trail, Yuditna Cabin Access Trail, Yuditna Cabin Trail,

Valleys:

Matanuska Valley, Tsadaka Canyon,

Cities:

Butte, Eklutna, Gateway, Matanuska,

Waterfalls:

Thunder Bird Falls,