Weather Ridge – Ridge in Northwest Arctic, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1414252

Location

State Alaska

County Northwest Arctic

Feature Class Ridge

Coordinates

DMS

65°31'34"N 161°30'10"W

Decimal Degrees

65.5261695, -161.5026778

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Candle C-6 SE

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Haycock

23.9 mi SSE

Hydrography

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Description

30 mi SE of Candle, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Name derived from its barrier-effect arresting storms from the west.

Nearby Features

Bob Creek Stream · 1.4 mi WNW
Deer Creek Stream · 3.4 mi ENE
Buck Creek Stream · 3.6 mi N
Wilson Creek Stream · 6.1 mi S
Gossan Ridge Ridge · 8.1 mi SE
Canoe Creek Stream · 9.2 mi WNW
Quartz Creek Stream · 9.3 mi WNW
Granite Mountain Summit · 10.3 mi SE
Eagle Creek Stream · 11.5 mi ENE
Poplar Creek Stream · 11.6 mi ENE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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