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Birchwood

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 24' 19.001" N,
149 ° 28' 8" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Eagle River

Elevation

246 ft (74.98 m)

Birchwood in Detail.

About

population 534, mile 136.3 on The Alaska RR., 19 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Name of a suburb of Anchorage reported in 1939 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Birchwood
Areas:

Ch-atan Kaq-, Chuqilin Kaq-,

Bays:

Goose Bay,

Capes:

K-qiydulghakt,

Cities:

Eagle River, Wasilla,

Streams:

Snowhawk Creek,

Dams:

Lower Eklutna Dam, Memory Lake Estates Dam Number 1, Ship Creek Dam,

Flats:

Duck Flats, Eklutna Flats,

Lakes:

Anderson Lake, Baptist Pond, Baptist Pond, Beach Lake, Beverly Lake, Beverly Lake, Black Lake, Blodgett Lake, Bruce Lake, Bruns Lake, Cloudy Lake, Lake Clunie, Cochise Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Diablo Pond, Dinkel Lake, Dishno Pond, Duck Lake, Edmonds Lake, Emerald Lake, Finger Lake, Fuller Lake, Golden Lake, Gwenn Lake, Herning Lake, Jacobsen Lake, Kalmbach Lake, Kings Lake, Lake Kiowa, Lilly Lake, Loberg Lake, Lower Fire Lake, Lucile Lake, Lucy Lake, Meadow Lakes, Merri Belle Lake, Minor Lake, Mirror Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Lake, Nik-udatl-ech-a Bena, Psalm Lake, Railroad Lake, Rainbow Lake, Reedy Lake, Reflections Lake, Scott Lake, Ship Creek Reservoir, Upper Fire Lake, Visnaw Lake, Waldon Lake, Wallace Lake, Wasilla Lake, Weinie Lake,

Locales:

2 Bowls, 3 Bowls, Austrian Bowl, Binge Bowl, Cotton Grass, Death Bowls, Dog Bowl, French Bowl, German Bowl, Hugh's Bowl, Italian Bowl, Koch, Leighow Moon, Lynx, Nike Chutes, North Bowl, Ship Creek Bowl, Solstice Gully, Swiss Bowl,

Mountains:

Mount Eklutna, Mount Gordon Lyon, Harp Mountain, Highland Mountain, Hurdygurdy Mountain, Little Teton Mountain, Mount Magnificent, Rendezvous Peak,

Parks:

Beach Lake Park, Edmonds Lake Park, Finger Lake State Recreation Site, Loretta French Park, Mirror Lake State Wayside Park, Peters Creek Community Park,

Mountain Passes:

Cottonwood Slough, Palmer Slough,

Peaks:

Bear Mountain, The Nipple, Mount William Barrett,

Rivers:

Eklutna River, Knik River, Matanuska River, South Fork Eagle River,

Streams:

Carol Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crocker Creek, Falling Water Creek, Fire Creek, Fossil Creek, Htidaghituntnu, Little Peters Creek, Meadow Creek, Mink Creek, Parks Creek, Peters Creek, Spring Creek, Thunder Bird Creek, Wasilla Creek,

Routes:

Albert Loop Trail, Bear Point Trail, Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks Trail, Connector 1 Trail, Connector 2 Trail, Dew Mound Trail, Eagle River Green Belt Trail, Eagle River North Fork Access Trail, Four Corners Loop Trail, Hanging Valley Trail, Lake Spur HV Trail, Meadow Creek Trail, Mile High Ridge Trail, Mile High Saddle Trail, Mount Eklutna Trail, Mountain Meadow Trail, Mt Baldy Trail, Muktuk Marston Memorial Trail, Peters Valley Trail, Ptarmigan Valley Trail, Rapids Camp Loop Trail, River Loop Trail, Rodak Nature Loop Trail, Rondevous Peak Spur Trail, Rondevous Peak Trail, Rondevous Ridge Trail, South Fork ER Trail, Thunderbird Falls Trail,

Valleys:

Hanging Valley,

Cities:

Birchwood, Chugiak, Cottonwood, Eklutna, Peters Creek,

Waterfalls:

Barbara Falls, Thunder Bird Falls,