Information About

MacColl Ridge

Quick Facts

Open in The Map MacColl Ridge on The Map

Location

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

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Parent

St. Elias Mountains

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.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy A-5 (1959), McCarthy A-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy A-5 (1994), McCarthy A-5 NE (2017),
Places Near MacColl Ridge
Cities:

Nizina, Sourdough,

Cliffs:

Castle Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Rex Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Flower Lakes,

Mountains:

Andrus Peak, Mount Holmes, Joshua Green Peak, Nikolai Butte, Towhead Mountain, Williams Peak,

Parks:

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park,

Mountain Passes:

Hancock Pass,

Ridges:

Lime Butte, MacColl Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Kiagna River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Chititu Creek, Copper Creek, Dan Creek, Doby Creek, Eagle Creek, Gold Run, Granitic Creek, Hunter Creek, Lake Creek, May Creek, Rex Creek, Sheep Creek, Texas Creek, White Creek, Willow Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Calamity Gulch, Champagne Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Devils Gulch, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Hells Kitchen Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Nikolai Gulch, Pollard Gulch, Radar Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Seattle Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Swede Gulch, Virginia Gulch,

Cities:

May Creek,