Information About

Wishbone Hill

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 44' 12.001" N,
148 ° 57' 5" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Palmer

Elevation

2300 ft (701.04 m)

Wishbone Hill in Detail.

About

E of Moose Creek, 10 mi. NE of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Local name reported in 1910 by G. C. Martin (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl.8), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because of its shape.

Wishbone Hill Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Wishbone Hill.

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 NE (1979), Anchorage C-6 NE (1979), Anchorage C-6 NE (1979), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage C-6 (1994), Anchorage C-6 NE (2016),
Places Near Wishbone Hill
Channels:

Ch-taltnu Tayena,

Cities:

Palmer,

Dams:

Sherwood Estates Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210960E61831N, Mint Glacier,

Hills:

Burnt Butte,

Routes:

Pigs in a Blanket,

Lakes:

Burkholder Lake, Butte Lake, Coyote Lake, Elks Lake, Falks Lake, Gull Lake, Jim Lake, Kleinsmith Lake, Leaf Lake, Lower Reed Lake, McLeod Lake, Seventeenmile Lake, Slipper Lake, Swan Lake, Upper Reed Lake, Wishbone Lake, Wolverine Lake,

Mine:

Baxter Mine, Buffalo Mine, Eska Mine, Evan Jones Mine, Lonesome Mine, Matanuska Sinner Mine, New Black Diamond Mine, Premier Mine,

Mountains:

Bodenburg Butte, Eska Mountain, Granite Peak, Idaho Peak, Knob Hill, Lava Mountain, Lazy Mountain, Matanuska Peak, Montana Peak, Wishbone Hill,

Parks:

Coyote Lake Park, Moose Creek State Recreation Area,

Mountain Passes:

Backdoor Gap, Bomber-in-a-day Pass, Grizzly Pass, Moosehead Pass, Sobriety Pass,

Peaks:

3 Bell Spire, Arkose Peak, Crag, Delia Benchmark, Dewlap Peak, Doublemint, Frontier Peak, Good Hope Towers, Hunchback Spire, Lynx Peak, Managemint, Nelteni, Outpost Peak, Ozone, Parlimint, Peppermint, Rainy Day Knoll, Spearmint, Teeny Weene, Telemint, Tenemint, Triplemint, Troublemint, Turnkey Peak, Vegetarian Peak,

Ridges:

Arkose Ridge,

Rivers:

Kings River,

Streams:

Buffalo Creek, Doone Creek, Eska Creek, Gloryhole Creek, Granite Creek, Iron Creek, Knob Creek, Little Granite Creek, McRoberts Creek, Moose Creek, Premier Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Valleys:

Lone Tree Gulch, Matanuska Valley, Tsadaka Canyon,

Cities:

Butte, Eska, Jonesville, Lazy Mountain, Sutton,