Alpine, Alaska | |
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Former Census-designated place (CDP) | |
.jpg) Part of the Alpine Oil Field | |
  Alpine, Alaska Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 70°19′41″N 150°58′39″W / 70.32806°N 150.97750°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Harry K. Brower, Jr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Tom Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Land | 38.3 sq mi (99.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 250 (workers) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-01882 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865544 |
Alpine is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in the North Slope Borough of Alaska within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska on native lands. The population was 0 at the 2000 United States Census,[2] but it was not included in the 2010 census.[3]
Alpine is the site of a major oil drilling operation by ConocoPhillips, producing since 2000 with a peak in November 2005, further expansion in 2015 to build CD-5 and oil wells in Greater Mooses Tooth Unit 1 and 2. The infrastructure of Greater Mooses Tooth unit with pipelines, roads and mudplants to be used by the much larger Willow project located further West in the Bear Tooth Unit. Alpine is staffed primarily by commuter residents of Nuiqsut working a two-week on and two week off work schedule.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "Alpine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Places (2000)". [2000 Census Gazetteer Files]. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on December 17, 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Places (2010): Alaska" (TXT). [2010 Census Gazetteer Files]. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2013.