Alaska Gazetteer
Elmendorf Moraine is a physical feature (ridge) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Elmendorf Moraine places it within the AK 99623 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Elmendorf Moraine |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Ridge |
| Description: | Incomplete Record. Crescent-shaped, extending S from a point 1.5 mi S of Birchwood and trending SW, NW, and then N to a point 3 mi SW of Sevenmile Lake; it is interrupted by Knik Arm at Cairn Point, 3 mi N of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. 30 miles long. |
| History: | So named in 1955 by Robert D. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the most conspicuous part of the moraine is located on Elmendorf Air Force Base. |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.3005561829 |
| Longitude: | -149.958618164 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Elmendorf Moraine: Elmendorf Moraine.
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 Elmendorf Moraine does not include property ownership information.
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