Talkeetna Mountains

Talkeetna Mountains

The Talkeetna Mountains (coord|62|2|N|147|54|W|type:mountain) are a mountain range in Alaska. The mountains help form the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys and are surrounded by towns such as Wasilla, Palmer, Sutton, and Talkeetna.

The Talkeetna Mountains are home to Hatcher Pass, a popular ski and snowboarding area in winter, and hiking and berry-picking area in summer. The historical Independence Mine is also in the Hatcher Pass area of the Talkeetna Mountains.

The majority of the land is state-owned, and it is home to many large mammal including grizzly/brown bear, black bear, moose, caribou, wolves, wolverine, and Dall sheep.They are part of the Alaska Range.In June 2006 Gabe Agree made an epic traverse of the Talkeetnas.


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