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==Geography== Diamond Ridge is located at {{coord|59|39|55|N|151|34|15|W|type:city}} (59.665391, -151.570826)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and is bordered to the south by the city of Homer and to the southeast by the city of [[Kachemak, Alaska|Kachemak]]. To the east is the [[Fritz Creek, Alaska|Fritz Creek]] CDP, while to the north and west is the [[Anchor Point, Alaska|Anchor Point]] CDP. The farthest west part of the Diamond Ridge CDP borders [[Cook Inlet]] at the mouth of [[Kachemak Bay]]. The area is named for the high ground, Diamond Ridge, on which it sits. The ridge reaches an elevation of {{convert|1202|ft}} above sea level and is in the southern part of the CDP. Parallel landforms to the north are Crossman Ridge in the center of the CDP and a ridge connecting {{convert|1513|ft|m|adj=on}} Ohlson Mountain and {{convert|1622|ft|m|adj=on}} Lookout Mountain in the north. The terrain slopes north from the ridges to the [[Anchor River]], which forms the northern boundary of the CDP. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Diamond Ridge CDP has a total area of {{convert|109.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|km2|order=flip|3}}, or 0.01%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The main access is via Diamond Ridge Road, which runs across the top of the {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} ridge<ref>{{gnis|1412905}}</ref> and connects to feeder roads on either side.
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