Information About

Nugget Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 36' 58" N,
143 ° 42' 28.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

2375 ft (723.9 m)

Nugget Creek in Detail.

About

heads at glacier terminus, flows SE to Kuskulana River, 18 mi. SW of ,ount Blackburn, Wrangell Mts.

History

Named in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because he found a large block of native copper near it.

Topo Maps

McCarthy C-8 (1951), McCarthy C-8 (1951), McCarthy C-8 (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-8 (1995), McCarthy C-8 SE (2017),

Places Near Nugget Creek

Glaciers:

Kluvesna Glacier, Kuskulana Glacier,

Lakes:

Billy Lake, Chokosna Lake, Lana Lake, Muskrat Lake, Rock Lake,

Mountains:

Gilahina Butte, Granite Peak, Skyscraper Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Dixie Pass, Kuskulana Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Wrangell Mountains,

Rivers:

Chokosna River,

Streams:

Amy Creek, Berg Creek, Clear Creek, Dike Creek, Fall Creek, Granite Creek, MacDougall Creek, Mineral Creek, Nugget Creek, Peacock Creek, Porcupine Creek, Roaring Creek, Roaring Creek, Sheep Creek, Slatka Creek, Squaw Creek, Sunshine Creek, Surprise Creek, Trail Creek,

Valleys: