Information About

MacColl Ridge

MacColl Ridge

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Parent:

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation:

5604 ft (1708.1 m)

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 of MacColl Ridge

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.

Found on the following 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:

Glaciers:

Islands:

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Flower Lakes,

Locales:

Nizia, Tana River Canyon,

Mountains:

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

Parks:

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park,

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Lime Butte, MacColl Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

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: