Information About

Big Boulder Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Big Boulder Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 25' 41.002" N,
136 ° 11' 19" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tributary to

Klehini River

Elevation

420 ft (128.02 m)

Big Boulder Creek in Detail.

Getting There

Big Boulder Creek is easy to find, it runs directly under the Haines Highway and is well marked. If driving out from Haines the creek is shortly after 33 Mile.

About

Heads in British Columbia, Canada at 593330N 1362100W, flows SE to the Klehini River 3.5 mi S of Mount Cheetdeekahyu and 31 mi W of Skagway. 10 miles long.


History

Tlingit Indian name reported by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) as Jockeach. The prospectors' name was Boulder Creek as reported by Brooks (1900, pl. 49), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).