Alaska Gazetteer
Ptarmigan Drop is a physical feature (gap) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Ptarmigan Drop places it within the AK 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ptarmigan Drop |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| Description: | along Richardson Highway, 1 mi. SW of Ptarmigan and 21 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | Name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Moffit and Madden, 1914, pl. 1) because of the abrupt drop of the highway to a roadhouse once popular with travelers. The name may also apply to the abrupt drop of Ptarmigan Creek forming a canyon across a ridge. |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.1841659546 |
| Longitude: | -145.648895264 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ptarmigan Drop: Ptarmigan Drop.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Ptarmigan Drop does not include property ownership information.
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Ptarmigan, AK
(< 0.1 mile) |
Wortmanns, AK
(7.5 miles SW) |
