Information About

The Great Gorge

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 52' 7" N,
150 ° 36' 32" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

3035 ft (925.07 m)

The Great Gorge in Detail.

About

in upper course of Ruth Glacier, extends SE from Ruth Amphitheater to Glacier Point, 12 mi. SE of Denali Pass in Denali National Park, Alaska Range. 8 miles long.

History

Mountain climbers' name published in the late 1940's.

The Great Gorge Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near The Great Gorge.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 SE (2014),

Places Near The Great Gorge

Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater,

Capes:

Glacier Point,

Streams:

Kanikula Creek,

Glaciers:

Glacier G209237E62899N, Glacier G209301E62921N, Glacier G209459E62947N, Glacier G209466E62842N, Glacier G209504E62852N, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Ruth Glacier,

Locales:

Japanese Couloir,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Church, Mount Dan Beard, Mount Dickey, Explorers Peak, Mount Glisen, Mount Johnson, Mount Lee, Mount Mazama, Mooses Tooth, Pease Peak, Mount Sholes,

Mountain Passes:

The Gateway, Pittock Pass, Traleika Col,

Pillars:

Peak Rock,

Ridges:

Tokosha Mountains,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bluff Creek, Slide Creek, Whistler Creek,

Valleys:

The Great Gorge,