Coldfoot
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Unorganized Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 67 ° 15 ′ N , 150 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 95.9 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 309 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-16630 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1412829 | ||
Coldfoot is a place on the Dalton Highway in Alaska . It was founded in its current form by Dick Mackey, a former Iditarod winner . Mackey was selling fast food here from a converted school bus. With the help of the truck drivers who commuted on the highway between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay , today's service station with gas station, restaurant and accommodation was built.
Coldfoot was originally a mining settlement called Slate Creek . The place got its current name from gold prospectors who got cold feet in the Koyukuk River around 1900 and turned around . In 1902, Coldfoot consisted of two rest houses, two shops, seven saloons and an arcade. A post office was in operation from 1902 to 1912 and reopened in 1984.
Coldfoot Airport is located west of the Dalton Highway and has a 1,220 meter runway.
