Information About

Bitter Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 51' 56.999" N,
147 ° 35' 51" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Caribou Creek

Length

3 mi (4.83 km)

Elevation

2290 ft (697.99 m)

Bitter Creek in Detail.

Getting There

From Tahneta Pass float down Squaw Creek until it joins Caribou Creek.. Shortly after the confluence Bitter Creek merges with Caribou Creek.

About

Heads on Sheep Mountain, Flows NW to Caribou Creek, 53 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 3 miles long.


History

Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because its waters are bitter from mineralization.

Naming: So named in 1956 by USGS because its waters are bitter from mineralization.

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 Bitter Creek
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:

Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Mountain Passes:

Limestone Gap,

Mountain Ranges:

Limestone Hills,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

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

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon, Limestone Gulch,