Information About

Thompson Ridge

Thompson Ridge

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Parent:
Elevation:
  • 6945 ft (2116.84 m)
Mountains:
About

Bounded on the S by Jefferies Glacier, on the E by an unnamed valley glacier flowing N fom Jeffries Glacier into Granite Creek Valley, on the N by Granite Creek, and on the W and SW by Tana Glacier, 8 mi. S of Granite Range and 43 mi. N of Cape Yakataga, Chugach Mts.

History of Thompson Ridge

Named in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for J.B.Thompson, a prospector who, with J. B. Miller, hiked from Cape Yakataga across the glaciers to Granite Creek and returned the same way in 1906 or 1907.

Places Near Thompson Ridge
Glaciers:

Kruosclastic Flow Glacier, Sarokin Glacier,

Islands:

Juniper Island,

Lakes:

Ross Green Lake, Slender Lake,

Mountains:

Needle Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Granite Range,

Ridges:

Thompson Ridge,

Streams:

Twelvemile Creek,