Information About

Donald Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 15' 13" N,
143 ° 4' 31.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation

1965 ft (598.93 m)

Donald Ridge in Detail.

About

Trends N-S, on the SE side of Bering Glacier between Hanna Lake and the Kosakuts River90 mi. SE of Cordova, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Named by Don Miller, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Corporal Donald, RCAF, who was killed on this ridge in a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crash in 1943 and his grave is marked by one of the planes doors on which is scratched his name.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier B-6 (1985), Bering Glacier B-6 SW (2016),

Places Near Donald Ridge

Areas:

Bering Glacier System,

Bays:

Foottrack Cove,

Glaciers:

Betge Glacier, Central Valley Reach, Kaliakh Lobe, Ovtsyn Glacier, Yushin Glacier,

Islands:

Bentwood Island, Peat Falls Island, Weeping Peat Island,

Lakes:

Hanna Lake, Tsiu Lake, Tsivat Lake,

Mountains:

McIntosh Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Grindle Gap, Tsivat Outlet,

Mountain Ranges:

Grindle Hills,

Ridges:

Donald Ridge, Override Ridge, Sint Hills,

Rivers:

Abandoned River, East Fork Tsivat River, Kosakuts River, Kulthieth River, Tsiu River, Tsivat River, West Fork Tsivat River,

Streams:

Odor Creek,