Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams. Kline, T.K. Frommer's Alaska 2009, Wiley Publishing, INC, 2009. p. 277. http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/planning/mgtplans/hatcher/pdf/Ch2_Recreation.pdf, adn.com | mat-su : Gold, history draw curious into mine, http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/indmine.htm, http://www.hatcherpass.com/Content/HatcherPass/history.cfm, http://www.adn.com/article/ski-dreams-come-true-government-peak-recreation-area-hatcher-pass-now-open, http://www.adn.com/article/20131218/new-recreation-area-gives-valley-skiers-their-own-destination, https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_59843.htm, http://ardf.wr.usgs.gov/ardf_data/Anchorage.pdf, http://pubs.dggsalaskagov.us/webpubs/usgs/b/text/b0607.pdf, https://alaska.usgs.gov/staff/geology/bradley/pubs/2009_Bradley_Tyon-Talk-Chug_DZ.pdf, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1043/pdf/of07-1043_508.pdf, adn.com | mat-su : Quake isn't matter of if, but of when, http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/indmine.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hatcher_Pass&oldid=935103415, Landforms of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Tourist attractions in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 January 2020, at 14:07.
Dealing with this guy has been one of the worst experiences of my life when it comes to customer service, honestly the only thing good about this place is the view. The communities are at an elevation of approximately 250 ft (76 m) in the Mat-Su valley. Hatcher Pass Road and Independence. This area is actively used year round. In winter, about 10 miles of Hatcher Pass Road remains open from Palmer or Wasilla Fishhook Road for winter activities including  Own or manage this property?

The park is a favorite launch site for paragliders. Booking.com™. The first day I called, the old guy the answers the phone (who I assumed to be the owner cause he is the only one there) make my reservation and charged me for it.

Locally, quartz diorite or gneiss bodies occur on the arkose-schist contact west of Government Peak. Nearby attractions include Hatcher Pass (0.2 miles) and Independence Mine State Historical Park (1.2 miles). Originally used by Alaska gold rush miners in the 1930s and 1940s, this area is now a fascinating, historic and recreational playground, perfect for a full-day outing or side trip to Denali National Park.

This trailhead also leads to Marmot Mountain, were paragliders launch from the top and land in the parking lot. As you approach the Independence Mine Parking Lot, the trail can be seen to the far right end. Glaciers occupy the headwaters of major drainages. Brave souls will snow machine or skin up and ski down. The trail can be muddy and wet for the first .25 miles, but it's worth the hike to see Gold Cord Lake, and a great view of the Mine area. In the Talkeetna Mountains between the towns of Willow and Palmer, Hatcher Pass is a local favorite for recreation or a scenic drive. Please try again later. Summit Lake, located some 60 miles north of Anchorage at the crest of Hatcher Pass, offers a short, memorable lakeside ramble. At mile 49, the road connects with the Parks Highway. Sorry, reservations for more than 30 nights are not possible. [15][16], On Government Peak a 90 mya rock unit variously mapped as gneiss, or as intricately intermixed amphibolite and quartz diorite, or as a migmatite, and most recently as a mafic unit of gabbro and pyroxenite with local foliation and mylonitic textures structurally underlies the Arkose Ridge Formation and outcrops in between the Hatcher Pass schist and the arkose; south-dipping low angle detachment faults separate the units. [26][27] Hatcher Pass Road is a good paved biking trail until Mile 17, where the road changes to gravel.[28]. “We’re all out of food, you need to leave,” he said. Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm. The Arkose Ridge Formation is unmetamorphosed but tilted and slightly folded, and consists of Tertiary (Late Paleocene to middle Eocene) sedimentary arkose, shale, sandstone, and conglomerate rocks that are clearly derived from the schists and intrusive rocks to the north. With skiing, snow machining, and snow boarding in the winter to hiking, sightseeing, berry picking, mountain biking and scenic drives in the summer - Hatcher Pass has it all without all the hustle and … Must visit location for any Hatchers Pass Adventure! Arriving at 6 p.m., the single waitress-bartender- bus person wasn’t able to take our order for 20 minutes, being busy with four other tables.

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Hatcher Pass is a favorite recreation area for residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and is easily accessible from either Palmer or Wasilla. Coordinates: 61°46′11″N 149°18′32″W / 61.76972°N 149.30889°W / 61.76972; -149.30889, Ray, 1954, USGS Bulletin 1004, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska, Ray, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska, USGS Bulletin 1004, 1954, Bleick, et.al., Early Tertiary Exhumation of the Flank of a Forearc Basin, Southwest Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska,USGS OF2012-1232, Madden et al., Ages and Geologic relationships in the Willow Creek gold mining district, southwestern Talkeetna Mts., southern Alaska, USGS Open File 87-143, 1987, Public-data File 83-9 RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE