Information About

Jackass Canyon

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 47' 37" N,
147 ° 35' 17.002" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

1988 ft (605.94 m)

Jackass Canyon in Detail.

About

In Sheep Mountain, trends SW, then SE, across the Glenn Highway, to the Matanuska River Valley, 2.5 mi upstream from Glacier Point, 52 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 1.5 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SW (2013),
Places Near Jackass Canyon
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Squaw Lake,

Mountains:

Finland Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Norway Peak, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Camp Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Glacier Creek, Gunsight Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Pass Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Squaw Creek, Trail Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon,