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Buffalo Creek

Buffalo Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 869 ft (264.87 m)
About

heads in Wishbone Lake, flows SW to Moose Creek, 8 mi. N of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low. 2 miles long.

History of Buffalo Creek

Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Buffalo Creek
Airports:

Microdot Ridge,

Cities:

Palmer,

Crags:

4th of July Wall,

Dams:

Independence Mine Dam, Sherwood Estates Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210960E61831N, Mint Glacier,

Hills:

Burnt Butte,

Lakes:

Baird Lake, Barbel Lake, Bradley Lake, Burkholder Lake, Butte Lake, Canoe Lake, Clear Lake, Cornelius Lake, Coyote Lake, Dandy Lake, Echo Lake, Elks Lake, Ezi Slough, Falks Lake, Finger Lake, Gold Cord Lake, Gooding Lake, Gull Lake, High Ridge Lake, Irene Lake, Jim Lake, Johnson Lake, Kepler Lake, Klaire Lake, Kleinsmith Lake, Leaf Lake, Loberg Lake, Long Lake, Lower Reed Lake, Matanuska Lake, McLeod Lake, Neklason Lake, Pinnacle Lake, Seventeenmile Lake, Slipper Lake, Swan Lake, Triangle Lake, Upper Reed Lake, Walby Lake, Wishbone Lake, Wolf Lake, Wolverine Lake,

Locales:

Fairangel Cirque Gully, Farside, Gold Chord Death Traverse, Lake Run, Nosebleed, Nunatak East, Nunatak West, Point 30, Rock Garden, Stairstep, Sunnyside, Swimmin' Tims, The Glades, Wimp Bowl,

Mine:

Arch Prospect, Baxter Mine, Buffalo Mine, Conrock North Pit, Eska Mine, Evan Jones Mine, Fern Mine, Gold Cord Mine, Lane Prospect, Lonesome Mine, Mabel Mine, Matanuska Sinner Mine, New Black Diamond Mine, Premier Mine, Rae-Wallace Mine, Snowbird Mine, Talkeetna Mine, Webfoot Prospect,

Mountains:

Bodenburg Butte, Eska Mountain, Granite Peak, Idaho Peak, Knob Hill, Lazy Mountain, Marmot Mountain, Matanuska Peak, Montana Peak, Wishbone Hill,

Parks:

Independence Mine State Historical Park, Coyote Lake Park, Finger Lake State Recreation Site, Moose Creek State Recreation Area, Wolf Lake State Recreation Site,

Mountain Passes:

Backdoor Gap, Bomber-in-a-day Pass, Grizzly Pass, Moosehead Pass, Point 40, Rabbit Slough, Sobriety Pass, Spring Creek,

Peaks:

3 Bell Spire, Arkose Peak, Blueberry Knoll, Delia Benchmark, Dewlap Peak, Didikama, Doublemint, Fairangel Cirque, Fairangel Peak, Fish Peak, Good Hope Towers, Higher Spire, Hunchback Spire, Lower Spire, Lynx Peak, Managemint, Microdot, Nelteni, Nunatak, Outpost Peak, Ozone, Parlimint, Peppermint, The Pinnacle, Rae-Wallace, Rainy Day Knoll, Spearmint, Teeny Weene, Telemint, Tenemint, Top Peak, Triplemint, Troublemint, Turnkey Peak, Vegetarian Peak, Yisbo,

Ridges:

Arkose Ridge, Murphy Ridge, President's Ridge,

Routes:

Mile 16 Ski Run, Paradise Ski Run,

Streams:

Archangel Creek, Bodenburg Creek, Buffalo Creek, Carnegie Creek, Delia Creek, Doone Creek, East Fork Fishhook Creek, Eska Creek, Ezi Slough, Fairangel Creek, Fishhook Creek, Glacier Creek, Gloryhole Creek, Goodhope Creek, Hatcher Creek, Iron Creek, Jim Creek, Knob Creek, McRoberts Creek, Moose Creek, Palmer Creek, Premier Creek, Reed Creek, Sidney Creek, Spring Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Arch Prospect Trail, Assay Spur Trail, Blueberry Knoll Trail, Fairangel Trail, Gold Cord Lake Trail, Gold Mint Trail, Hard Rock 2 Trail, Hard Rock Trail, Hatcher Pass Snowmobile Trail, Hatcher Pass Snowmobile Trail 1, Hatcher Pass Winter Maintenance Trail, Independence Mine Trail, Lane Basin (Old Road) Trail, Lane Basin Trail, Marmot Mountain Trail, Martin Mill Trail, Mill Loop Trail, Rae-Wallace Mine Trail, Reed Lakes Trail, Snow Trail to Lodge, Snowbird Trail,

Valleys:

Cable Valley, Lone Tree Gulch, Matanuska Valley, Tsadaka Canyon,

Cities:

Butte, Eska, Gateway, Jonesville, Lazy Mountain, Matanuska, Sutton,