Kantishna, Alaska

Kantishna
—  Unincorporated community  —
Kantishna
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Denali
Elevation 1,696 ft (517 m)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1404435[1]

Kantishna is an unincorporated community in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States, within Denali National Park and Preserve.[2] Founded as a gold mining camp in 1905, it endured longer than similar communities in the area, having been constructed nearest to the source of the gold. It lies in the Kantishna Hills at the junction of Eureka Creek and Moose Creek, 3 mi (5 km) northwest of Wonder Lake, and near the mouth of the Kantishna River. Although the community was once also called "Eureka", the Board on Geographic Names officially ruled in favor of "Kantishna" in 1944, the name given to the post office that was built at the site in 1905. Its elevation is 1,696 feet (517 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kantishna, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1404435. 
  2. ^ AK: Best of Summer, Alaska Public Radio, 2008-09-13. Accessed 2008-09-13.

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Municipalities and communities of Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
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