Dinglishna Hill
Encyclopedia
Dinglishna Hill is a hill located East of Mount Susitna
, in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
of South Central Alaska. It is also the name of the Dinglishna Hills subdivision of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
Indian
name reported in 1958 by USGS.
, Cook Inlet
Low.
, West of Alexander Creek and the big Susitna River
, South-West of Susitna
, and North of Alexander in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
of South Central Alaska
.
It is also the name of the Dinglishna Hills
subdivision of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
.
of Dinglishna Hill is 479 feet (146 m) above mean sea level
. The hill slopes down gradually until it reaches Alexander Creek near the confluence
with the big Susitna River
.
, spruce
and low lying shrubs. The soil in the area is well-drained.
Mount Susitna
Mount Susitna is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the west bank of the lower Susitna River, about northwest of Anchorage, Alaska...
, in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Matanuska-Susitna Valley is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska....
of South Central Alaska. It is also the name of the Dinglishna Hills subdivision of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
History
TanainaTanaina
Tanaina may refer to:*An Alaska Native ethnic group also known as Dena’ina*An Athabascan language of Alaska, also known as Dena'ina*Tanaina, Alaska, a census-designated place...
Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
name reported in 1958 by USGS.
Etymology
Dgelishla or Dghelishla in Dena'ina meaning "Little Mountain" is transliterated as "Dinglishna".Description
Dinglishna Hill is on W bank of Alexander Creek, 28 miles (45.1 km) north west of AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage....
Low.
Location
Dinglishna Hill is a hill located East of Mount SusitnaMount Susitna
Mount Susitna is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the west bank of the lower Susitna River, about northwest of Anchorage, Alaska...
, West of Alexander Creek and the big Susitna River
Susitna River
The Susitna River is a long river in the Southcentral Alaska. It is the 15th largest river in the United States of America, ranked by average discharge volume at its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet....
, South-West of Susitna
Susitna, Alaska
Susitna is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and North of Alexander in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Matanuska-Susitna Valley is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska....
of South Central Alaska
South Central Alaska
Southcentral Alaska is the portion of the U.S. state of Alaska consisting of the shorelines and uplands of the central Gulf of Alaska. Most of the population of the state lives in this region, concentrated in and around the city of Anchorage....
.
It is also the name of the Dinglishna Hills
Dinglishna Hills, Alaska
Dinglishna Hills is an unincorporated community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA. An Alaskan Bush community, it was created by State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources through land auctions and subsequent over-the-counter land sales, in between the big Susitna River and Alexander...
subdivision of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:...
.
Terrain
The elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of Dinglishna Hill is 479 feet (146 m) above mean sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The hill slopes down gradually until it reaches Alexander Creek near the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the big Susitna River
Susitna River
The Susitna River is a long river in the Southcentral Alaska. It is the 15th largest river in the United States of America, ranked by average discharge volume at its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet....
.
Vegetation
The hill and its surroundings are vegetated with birchBirch
Birch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
, spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
and low lying shrubs. The soil in the area is well-drained.
General references
- Kari, James; James A. Fall (2003). Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina, 2nd ed., University of Alaska Press, 112. ISBN 1-889963-57-7.