Information About

Bean Ridge

Bean Ridge

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2136 ft (651.05 m)
About

extends NE-SW between Yukon and Tanana Rivers, 5 mi, NW of Manley Hot Sprngs, Tanana Low. 30 miles long.

History of Bean Ridge

Named in 1898 by W. J. Peters and A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the first trader to establish a post on the Tanana. The post was at Harper Bend, where Mrs. Bean was murdered by the Indians. See Harper Bend.