Indian (also known as Indian Valley) is a community in the

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. It lies in a valley in the

Chugach Mountains The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about long and wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnag ...

near the middle of the north shore of the

Turnagain Arm Turnagain Arm (Denaʼina language, Dena'ina: ''Tutl'uh'') is a waterway into the northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska. It is one of two narrow branches at the north end of Cook Inlet, the other being Knik Arm. Turnagain is subject to climate e ...

Cook Inlet Cook Inlet (; Sugpiaq language, Sugpiaq: ''Cungaaciq'') stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding ...

. It is about southeast of downtown Anchorage and about northwest of

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, and about west-northwest of Girdwood.

Description

The community is located just west of Indian Creek and north of the

Seward Highway The Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends from Seward, Alaska, Seward to Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest, Turnagain Arm ...

within the Indian Valley. (The Seward Highway provides the only roadway access to Indian.) Although not part of the

Chugach State Park Chugach State Park covers 495,204 acres (2,004 square kilometers) covering a hilly region immediately east of Anchorage, in south-central Alaska. Established by legislation signed into law on August 6, 1970, by Alaska Governor Keith Harvey Mi ...

, the community is entirely surrounded by the park. Although the

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passes through the southern edge of the community (and has a

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that runs most of the length of community) none of the railroad's regular passenger trains stop in Indian. However, there are two special event trains that operate out of the Anchorage station that turn around (reverse direction) in Indian before returning to Anchorage. These two trains include the annual Easter Train and the Holiday Train (which runs twice each day on selected Saturdays in December). Neither train allows passengers to disembark in Indian. The origin of the community (and currently one of the main attractions) is the Indian Valley Mine. The mine was established 1920 and is currently listed on the

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Climate

Indian Creek Pass rises out of Indian to the north, up the Indian Valley and into the

. Indian Creek Pass has a

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(

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''Dfc'').

References

External links

Indian Valley Mine
(official website) Anchorage metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Anchorage, Alaska Unincorporated communities in Alaska {{AnchorageAK-geo-stub

Description

Climate

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References

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