Alaska Gazetteer
Thompson Pass is a physical feature (gap) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Thompson Pass places it within the AK 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Thompson Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| Description: | on Richardson Highway, at head of Ptarmigan Creek, 3.2 mi. NE of Wortmanns and 18 mi. E of Valdez, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "Named in 1898 by Captain Abercrombie (1899 p. 302), USA, ""in compliment to Hon. Frank Thomson, of Pennsylvania."" He spells the name ""Thompson"" on his map and it is this form that survived." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.1286125183 |
| Longitude: | -145.729721069 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thompson Pass: Thompson Pass.
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 Thompson Pass does not include property ownership information.
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Wortmanns, AK
(3.1 miles WSW) Ptarmigan, AK (5.5 miles NE) |
Old Valdez, AK
(17.9 miles W) |
