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.
| 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 |
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 edit
- ^ 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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