Thompson Pass
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| Elevation | 855 |
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| Locations | Valdez-Cordova Census Area |
| Alaska | |
| United States | |
| Range | Chugach Mountains |
| Traversed by | Richardson Highway |
| Trans-Alaska Pipeline System | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2939835 |
About Thompson Pass
Thompson Pass is a 2,600 foot-high gap in the Chugach Mountains northeast of Valdez, Alaska. It is the snowiest place in Alaska, recording 500 inches of snow per year on average. In the winter of 1952–1953, 974. 1 inches of snow fell—the most ever recorded in one season at one location in Alaska.
