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Minnesota Ridge

Minnesota Ridge

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2923 ft (890.93 m)
About

Located in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends northwest from Curtis Hills, on Muir Inlet, 67 miles northwest of Hoonah, St. Elias Mountains. (AK-T1)

History of Minnesota Ridge

Named by members of the American Geographical Society's Glacier Bay Expedition of 1941 (Field, 1947, map) for the University of Minnesota in recognition of the botanical studies carried on in Muir Inlet. (AK-T1)

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