Information About

Bonanza Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 4' 44" N,
141 ° 52' 28.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Northway

Elevation

4019 ft (1224.99 m)

Bonanza Creek in Detail.

About

in Nutzotin Mts., flows SW to Chathenda Creek 7 mi. E of that stream's junction with Chisana River, Alaska Range; 5 miles long.

History

Named by W. E. James and Peter Nelson, prospectors, who made a discovery on this stream May 3, 1913 (Brooks and others, 1914, p. 315).

Topo Maps

Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna A-2 (1960), Nabesna A-2 (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna A-2 SW (2016),
Places Near Bonanza Creek
Flats:

Flat Creek Flats,

Glaciers:

Lime Glacier,

Lakes:

Alder Lakes, Beaver Lake, Little Beaver Lake,

Mountains:

Funshoot Mountain, Gold Hill, Warrick Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Caribou Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Nutzotin Mountains,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Big Eldorado Creek, Bonanza Creek, Bryan Creek, California Creek, Canyon Creek, Chavolda Creek, Chicken Creek, Coarse Money Creek, Cross Creek, Discovery Pup, Glacier Creek, Gold Run Creek, Little Eldorado Creek, Medicine Man Creek, Nelson Creek, Paulson Creek, Pensire Pup, Poorman Creek, Red Hill Creek, Rhyolite Creek, Salt Creek, Sargent Creek, Sheep Creek, Shotgold Creek, Skookum Creek, Toby Creek, Two by Four Creek, Willow Creek,

Routes:

Simons Trail,

Valleys:

Alder Gulch, Bug Gulch, Dry Gulch, Erickson Gulch, Pensive Pup, Snow Gulch,

Cities:

Chisana,