Alaska Dalton Highway Corridor: Fairbanks to Coldfoot
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U.S . DEPAR T MENT OF T HE INT ER IOR | BUR EAU OF L AND MANAGEMENT Alaska Dalton Highway Corridor: Fairbanks to Coldfoot 151°W 150°30'W 150°W 149°30'W 149°W 148°30'W 148°W The Dalton Highway 350,000 400,000 450,000 T he Da lton Highwa y stretches 414 miles a cross northern Ala ska from L ivengood (84 k e Stringo miles north of Fa irba nks) to Dea dhorse a nd e Di r Lakes saster C the oilfields of Prudhoe Ba y. Built during Cree R k Fog g ytop o p construction of the tra ns-Ala ska oil pipeline b e Movin g Moun tain e e r in the 1970s, this mostly gra vel highwa y h Moun tain t S N tra vels through rolling, forested hills, a cross MP 210 C o r k r t the Y ukon R iver a nd Arctic Circle, through e e T Dietr h i e ich e n r a River k the rugged Brooks R a nge, a nd over the y C g u T k w Ke North S lope to the Arctic Ocea n. Along y Horace rn R Eroded i i k n C v p e e re e e e Moun tain r k r Moun tain C A most of its length, you'll see no strip ma lls, e w l lo n C Jesse Dillon r i l J S W d no gift shops, no service sta tions— just u e r m Moun tain Moun tain v e e b i r o e forest, tundra , a nd mounta ins, crossed by R s k H o C r a s n a double ribbon of roa d a nd pipe. e m WISEMAN C-3 e k S CHANDALAR C-6 w w m e MP 205 C k B h e e o ettles re WISEMAN C-2 d t r C M e n River a e y m d u e m T he Burea u of L a nd Ma na gement (BL M) M l Sa C Wiehl e k k re ee ma na ges a swa th of public la nds a long the e R k Moun tain C r CHANDALAR C-2 0 k i e r C 0 0 Sukakpak e 0 highwa y from the Y ukon R iver to the north Grotto v e e Squaw 0 e r k e 0 , WISEMAN C-1 k , r b e e C r 0 Mountain 0 side of the Brooks R a nge. W ithin the Moun tain e y C Lake 0 CHANDALAR C-5 o ab 0 h B 5 i 5 , P CHANDALAR C-4 , V Da lton corridor, the BL M ma inta ins 7 k 7 e CHANDALAR C-3 e ca mpgrounds, rest a rea s, interpretive r Little C Squaw pa nels a nd the a wa rd-winning Arctic a z Lake Intera gency Visitor Center in Coldfoot. n a MP 200 k n Jennie e E o re Lin da ig k B Creek C ht N e Creek m ' e i Know Before You Go! r Lake a le 0 M d Pass k C Vermon t n C e 3 i a L r e ° r s s Dome Glacier e e Crystal e c k C 7 n o Peak g Lake 6 t r A e k G d C re e d C Gol Ackerman l a Vermon t a k r r r re ek Gold e e e k e e C c h v Ya n e Lake i c e Pass Creek i k r e S k R e r C McLellan Big Lake e r r e Sheep Twin n Peak C Bob i C i c Cr b a eek r Lakes Chandalar l e Johnson o N n R T Birc h C G Nolan MP 195 e Tobin ' re e k k Lake a Lake o Pasco 0 i s H d a Pass k Pass ammond 3 n l e ° River I i e e r J 7 Midn ig ht i C m e k 6 MP 190 Cre C Dome P G A T E S O F T H E A R C T I C ore r B u n p K e a Minnie e i g n k i Creek g Road Conditions h c i Lake W ea ther extremes, industria l tra ffic, a nd N A T I O N A L P A R K Poss C M r frequent ma intena nce a ctivity ca n Moun tain e Woodlan d k e e k re Mi Echo significa ntly a ffect tra vel a long the Da lton C n n South k ie e e k H C Pass r Highwa y. For the la test on roa d conditions, e Bluecloud Minnie re Fork C o e pn Wiseman k I Moun tain Creek w Kalhabuk Lake ig visit http://511.a la ska .gov or ca ll a B Moun tain r S WISEMAN B-3 d 907-465-8952 i m p WISEMAN B-2 C C l r k e Services e East Cr r e x ek MP 185 e e o WISEMAN B-1 e H S ervices a re a va ila ble a t only a few pla ces k o r k o C C e r r Emma d s a long the Da lton Highwa y, so proper e e G M U 2 4 B CHANDALAR B-4 r e Dome o k pla nning is essentia l. T here a re no public C t C r a CHANDALAR B-5 r k t services a t Depa rtment of T ra nsporta tion CHANDALAR B-6 e e Ipn ek e e c e i e r Moun tain k C ma intena nce sta tions or Alyeska Pipeline P O'Keefe k D or ug CHANDALAR B-2 S ervice pump sta tions. k t l Hills b ree a ld k C n o e n d G e rio r Ma C Medical Facilities C re CHANDALAR B-3 k MP 180 e k A T here a re no medica l fa cilities a long the re e k g C c i al l o Marion t Elliott or Da lton Highwa ys. Ca rry a ny F R a Creek to k r essentia l persona l medica tions. In a critica l e e r C r emergency, fla g down a pa ssing vehicle C e e r k a nd see if the driver ca n pa ss the word to e Siw ash N ld ' Pass sta te troopers via sa tellite phone or CB P u o 5 o B r ra dio (cha nnel 19). 1 c Cl k ° ara u Cr e 7 eek e p r i 6 Banking n C e Visitor Coldfoot T here a re no ba nks a long the highwa y. e Center l t k C T here a re AT M ma chines in Dea dhorse. k r e e r y e Winers r W e e i nn M Most services a ccept ma jor credit ca rds. r ie e C k C k Lake C r k k e e e k k e e e Slate e e n r West e e r o e r r Creek C i Repairs c Button s C h N ' C C n e c t e 5 T ire a nd repa ir services a re a va ila ble only a t n r l East u n r a S 1 o e l e F l ° a t Y ukon Crossing (closed in winter), d Button s k F F l k 7 c re e Coldfoot a nd Dea dhorse. i A C n 6 h ria Ros un ga C i e H Cr Groceries MP 170 ee k T here a re no full-service grocery stores a long the highwa y. S na ck food a nd Sitkum Boatman ca fes a re a va ila ble a t Y ukon Crossing, Pass Pass Five Mile, Coldfoot a nd Dea dhorse. M Florence Cathedral Boatman u WISEMAN A-3 Tw elvemile d Creek Moun tain Pass Moun tain Rosie Kobuk Communications C Lake r Creek Mary e Lake e T here is no cell phone covera ge or public 0 0 k Pass Lake 0 Caro 0 0 0 Internet connection a long the Da lton , MP 165 WISEMAN A-1 , 0 0 Highwa y. Pa y phones a re a va ila ble a t 5 5 4 4 , , Y ukon Crossing (in summer), Coldfoot a nd 7 CHANDALAR A-6 CHANDALAR A-5 7 k e e ek W isema n. Cell phone covera ge genera lly e Cr WISEMAN A-2 r c k e y k Mi C ends a bout 35 miles (56 km) north of e e r h Fa irba nks. Cell covera ge is a va ila ble in c Chapm C CHANDALAR A-4 r an k a Dea dhorse.