Alaska Gazetteer
Big Bones Ridge is a physical feature (ridge) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Big Bones Ridge |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Ridge |
| Description: | In the Talkeetna Mountains on the E side of the Oshetna River valley; extends N-S 3 mi. E of the junction of little Ophetna and Oshetna Rivers, 15 mi. S of Susitna River, 67 mi W of Gulkana, Talkeetna Mts. 6 miles long. |
| History: | Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the large fossil mammoth or mastodon bones found on its top. |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 62.3711395264 |
| Longitude: | -147.376663208 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Big Bones Ridge: Big Bones Ridge.
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