Thompson Pass
Thompson Pass is a 2,600 foot-high gap in the Chugach Mountains northeast of Valdez, Alaska. It is the snowiest weather station in Alaska, recording 500 inches or 13 metres of snow per year on average.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,805 feet
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Thomson Pass”
Thompson Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Chugach, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
61.12942° or 61° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-145.73339° or 145° 44′ 0″ westElevation
2,805 feet (855 metres)Open location code
93HP47H8+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4506380660OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Romanian—“Thompson Pass” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Thompson Pass”
- German: “Thompson Pass”
- Italian: “passo Thompson”
- Italian: “Passo Thompson”
- Romanian: “Thompson Pass”
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