Isabel Pass
| Isabel Pass | |
|---|---|
 Gulkana Glacier seen from Isabel Pass | |
| Elevation | 3,242 ft (988 m) |
| Traversed by | Richardson Highway |
| Location | Copper River Census Area, Alaska, U.S. |
| Range | Alaska Range |
| Coordinates | 63°11′15″N 145°33′29″W / 63.18750°N 145.55806°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Hayes A-4 NE |
Isabel Pass is an approximately 30 mile gap in the eastern section of the Alaska Range which serves as a corridor for the Richardson Highway about 11 miles from Paxson.[1] It is named after E. T. Barnette's wife. [2] The pass separates four regions, the Tanana Valley to the north, the Delta Mountains to the east, Copper River Basin to the south, and Hayes Range to the west.
It is one of three highway passes of the Alaska Range, the others being Broad Pass for the George Parks Highway and Mentasta Pass for the Tok Cut-Off.
References
- ^ a b "Isabel Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Cole, Terrence. Crooked Past: The History of a Frontier Mining Camp: Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks. University of Alaska Press, 1984. Reprinted 1991.
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