Chitina, Alaska

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Chitina, Alaska is a small historic community in the Copper River Valley known as a gateway to Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

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Chitina, Alaska canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
unincorporated community
accessPointFor historic Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
surface form: Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark

McCarthy, Alaska
areaCode 907
areaLand 27.9 square kilometers
areaTotal 27.9 square kilometers
areaWater 0.0 square kilometers
borough Copper River Census Area
censusDesignatedPlaceSince 1980
climateClassification subarctic climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation 161 meters
528 feet
FIPSCode 02-13620
GNISFeatureID 1400600
governingBody Copper River Census Area
surface form: Copper River Census Area, Alaska
hasHistoricRole supply and transportation hub for Kennecott mines
historicalIndustry copper mining
railroad service
incorporatedStatus unincorporated
inMetropolitanArea Unorganized Borough, Alaska
surface form: unorganized borough of Alaska
isGatewayTo Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
knownFor access to Copper River dipnet salmon fishery
historic buildings
latitude 61.515° N
locatedIn Copper River
surface form: Copper River Valley
locatedNearHighway McCarthy Road
locatedOnHighway Edgerton Highway
locatedOnRiver Chitina River
Copper River
longitude 144.435° W
namedAfter Chitina River
nearestNationalPark Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
partOf Valdez–Cordova Census Area
surface form: Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
population 101
126
populationCensusYear 2010
2020
postalCode 99566
primaryEconomicActivity subsistence fishing
tourism
region Southcentral Alaska
servedByRailroad Copper River and Northwestern Railway
state Alaska
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
timeZoneDST Alaska Daylight Time

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Copper River passesNear Chitina, Alaska
Chitina River (portion) namedAfter Chitina, Alaska
subject surface form: Chitina River