About Prospect Creek: Prospect Creek set the all-time United States cold record in 1971. Sheltered deep in Alaska's interior, it misses any warmth from the sea. Winters here bring months of deep snow and darkness. It can be over 50 degrees colder here than in a normal winter city

Location: Interior Alaska, north of Fairbanks, USA · Country: United States · Record: −62.1°C (−80°F) in 1971 the coldest ever in the United States · Why So Cold: A sheltered inland valley far from any warming ocean · Nature: Snowy spruce forest and frozen ground · People: Built as a camp for pipeline and mining workers · Notable Feature: Lies close to the route of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline · World Rank: Holds the coldest temperature ever recorded in the USA