Information About

Fortress Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 50' 25.548" N,
147 ° 42' 8.496" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Parent

Talkeetna Mountains

Length

4.72 mi (7.6 km)

Elevation

5254 ft (1601.42 m)

Fortress Ridge in Detail.

About

Extends along west bank of Caribou Creek, divided in the center by Fortress Creek, 87 mi NE of Anchorage, 47 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mountains. 6.5 miles long.

History

Descriptive name give in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because bold cliff is suggestive of fortress walls when viewed from the southeast.

Fortress Ridge Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Fortress Ridge.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SW (2013),
Places Near Fortress Ridge
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Gravel Creek Pillar, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Peaks:

Hicks Peak, Packsaddle,

Mountain Ranges:

Limestone Hills,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Ammonite Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacier Creek, Glass Creek, Greta Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Mazuma Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Sladen Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Whistler Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon, Limestone Gulch,