Information About

Gorge Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gorge Creek on The Map

Location

63 ° 25' 12" N,
150 ° 22' 52" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

2989 ft (911.05 m)

Gorge Creek in Detail.

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, flows W to Thorofare River, 3.3 mi. WSW of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range. 5.4 miles long.

History

So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1931, because the stream flows through "a very deep igorge."

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley B-1 (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-1 NW (2015),
Places Near Gorge Creek
Capes:

Green Point,

Glaciers:

Muldrow Glacier, Sunrise Glacier, Sunset Glacier,

Lakes:

Bergh Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Castle Rock, Mount Eielson, Mount Galen, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Red Mountain, Stony Hill, Sunset Peak, Wedge Peak,

Mountain Passes:

The Notch, Anderson Pass, Thorofare Pass,

Ridges:

Copper Mountain Bar,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Camp Creek, Contact Creek, Crystal Creek, Fault Creek, Glacier Creek, Gorge Creek, Granite Creek, Grant Creek, Intermittent Creek, Little Stony Creek, Myrtle Creek, Pirate Creek, Sunrise Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolverine Creek,