Indian, Anchorage

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Indian

| settlement_type = Unincorporated community

| other_name = Indian Valley

| image_skyline = Indian, Anchorage.jpg

| image_caption = Indian

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Alaska

| subdivision_type2 = Borough

| subdivision_name2 = Municipality of Anchorage

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| timezone = AKST

| utc_offset = -9

| timezone_DST = AKDT

| utc_offset_DST = -8

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 99540

| area_code = 907

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Indian (also known as Indian Valley) is a community in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It lies in a valley in the Chugach Mountains near the middle of the north shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. It is about {{convert|24|miles|km}} southeast of downtown Anchorage and about {{convert|3|miles|km}} northwest of Bird, and about {{convert|13|miles|km}} west-northwest of Girdwood.

Description

The community is located just west of Indian Creek and north of the Seward Highway within the Indian Valley. (The Seward Highway provides the only roadway access to Indian.){{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Indian,+Anchorage,+AK+99540/@60.9888761,-149.5188618,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x56c8864cc05fb903:0x556201d896e93995|title=Indian, Anchorage, AK|accessdate=November 10, 2015}} Although not part of the Chugach State Park, the community is entirely surrounded by the park.{{cite map|url=http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/chugach/chugachstateparkmap.pdf|title=Chugach State Park|website=dnr.alaska.gov|publisher=Alaska Department of Natural Resources: Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation|cartography=Martin Stahl|scale=1:80,000|format=PDF|date=December 12, 2009|accessdate=November 10, 2015}}

Although the Alaska Railroad passes through the southern edge of the community (and has a siding 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskarailroad.com/travel/OurTrains/SpecialEventTrains/EasterTrain/tabid/147/Default.aspx|title=Easter Train|website=alaskarailroad.com|publisher=Alaska Railroad|accessdate=November 13, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630005828/http://alaskarailroad.com/travel/OurTrains/SpecialEventTrains/EasterTrain/tabid/147/Default.aspx|archivedate=June 30, 2015|via=archive.web.org}}{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskarailroad.com/travel/OurTrains/SpecialEventTrains/HolidayTrains/tabid/153/Default.aspx|title=Holiday Train|website=alaskarailroad.com|publisher=Alaska Railroad|accessdate=November 13, 2015|archive-date=September 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930015612/https://www.alaskarailroad.com/travel/OurTrains/SpecialEventTrains/HolidayTrains/tabid/153/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}} 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 National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/89001762|title=Asset Detail: Indian Valley Mine|website=nps.gov|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=November 10, 2015}}

Climate

Indian Creek Pass rises out of Indian to the north, up the Indian Valley and into the Chugach Mountains.{{cite web|url= https://alaska.guide/Mountain-Pass/Indian-Creek-Pass|publisher= Alaska Guide |access-date= November 7, 2023|title= Indian Creek Pass}} Indian Creek Pass has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).

{{Weather box

|location = Indian Pass, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals, 1981-2020 extremes: 2350ft (716m)

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 54

|Feb record high F = 48

|Mar record high F = 53

|Apr record high F = 64

|May record high F = 72

|Jun record high F = 79

|Jul record high F = 82

|Aug record high F = 82

|Sep record high F = 68

|Oct record high F = 53

|Nov record high F = 46

|Dec record high F = 46

|Jan avg record high F = 36

|Feb avg record high F = 37

|Mar avg record high F = 43

|Apr avg record high F = 52

|May avg record high F = 63

|Jun avg record high F = 70

|Jul avg record high F = 72

|Aug avg record high F = 69

|Sep avg record high F = 57

|Oct avg record high F = 46

|Nov avg record high F = 38

|Dec avg record high F = 36

|year avg record high F = 72

|Jan high F = 23.7

|Feb high F = 25.5

|Mar high F = 30.5

|Apr high F = 40.7

|May high F = 50.1

|Jun high F = 56.8

|Jul high F = 59.4

|Aug high F = 56.9

|Sep high F = 48.2

|Oct high F = 35.6

|Nov high F = 27.1

|Dec high F = 25.6

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 18.8

|Feb mean F = 20.3

|Mar mean F = 23.0

|Apr mean F = 32.5

|May mean F = 41.8

|Jun mean F = 48.6

|Jul mean F = 52.3

|Aug mean F = 50.2

|Sep mean F = 42.3

|Oct mean F = 31.0

|Nov mean F = 22.4

|Dec mean F = 20.7

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 13.7

|Feb low F = 15.2

|Mar low F = 15.5

|Apr low F = 24.3

|May low F = 33.5

|Jun low F = 40.4

|Jul low F = 45.4

|Aug low F = 43.4

|Sep low F = 36.3

|Oct low F = 26.3

|Nov low F = 17.5

|Dec low F = 15.8

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F= -9

|Feb avg record low F= -5

|Mar avg record low F= -1

|Apr avg record low F = 11

|May avg record low F = 25

|Jun avg record low F = 33

|Jul avg record low F = 39

|Aug avg record low F = 36

|Sep avg record low F = 27

|Oct avg record low F = 11

|Nov avg record low F = -1

|Dec avg record low F = −2

|year avg record low F = −14

|Jan record low F = -36

|Feb record low F = -27

|Mar record low F = -18

|Apr record low F = -8

|May record low F = 16

|Jun record low F = 28

|Jul record low F = 34

|Aug record low F = 29

|Sep record low F = 14

|Oct record low F = -6

|Nov record low F = -18

|Dec record low F = -13

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 3.75

|Feb precipitation inch = 3.95

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.25

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.69

|May precipitation inch = 1.56

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.40

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.99

|Aug precipitation inch = 6.13

|Sep precipitation inch = 6.71

|Oct precipitation inch = 5.10

|Nov precipitation inch = 4.76

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.75

|year precipitation inch =

|source 1 = XMACIS2

{{cite web

|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = xmACIS2

|access-date = November 7, 2023

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|source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation)

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0049M08S&format=pdf

|title= Indian Pass, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals

|access-date = November 7, 2023

}}

References

External links

[http://indianvalleymine.com/ Indian Valley Mine] (official website)

Category:Anchorage metropolitan area

Category:Unincorporated communities in Anchorage, Alaska

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alaska

Indian, Anchorage

Description

Climate

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