Information About

Tilted Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 42' 2.999" N,
153 ° 12' 6.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Mountains

Front Mountain,

Elevation

2543 ft (775.11 m)

Tilted Hills in Detail.

About

Extends NE 22 mi. from Iniskin Bay to Chinitna Bay along the W coast of Cook Inlet, bounded on the NW by Bowser Creek and Fitz Creek; Aleutian Range

History

Named in 1903 by G. C. Martin (1905, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the beds of resistant rock tilt to the SE. name was applied to another ridge 6 miles to the west; the error was corrected in 1963 by R. L. Detterman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).