Information About

Hicks Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hicks Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 47' 21.001" N,
147 ° 56' 8.002" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Elevation

1368 ft (416.97 m)

Hicks Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW through Hicks Lake, to Matanuska River, 41 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 12.4 miles long.

History

Named in 1898 by Captain E. F. Glenn, USA, for H. H. Hicks, guide of his expedition.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-3 (1948), Anchorage D-3 (1948), Anchorage D-3 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-3 (1952), Anchorage D-3 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-3 (1993), Anchorage D-3 SE (2016),
Places Near Hicks Creek
Areas:

Hdghel Kaq-,

Channels:

K-ay-delghots- Tayene-, Taltaan Tayene-,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Routes:

Awesome Pillar, Gravel Creek Pillar, Paradise Pillar,

Lakes:

Bench Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake, Index Lake, Tatondan Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Monarch, Mount Sergeant Robinson, Strelshla Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Chitna Pass,

Peaks:

Alabaster Peak, Amulet Peak, Awesome Peak, Hicks Peak, Packsaddle,

Ridges:

Anthracite Ridge,

Streams:

Billy Creek, Cascade Creek, Chikootna Creek, Chitna Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Glacier Creek, Gravel Creek, Hicks Creek, Kutzkatna Creek, Lake Creek, Meadow Creek, Monument Creek, Muddy Creek, Mudflow Creek, O-Brien Creek, Pinochle Creek, Purinton Creek, Shuna Creek, Tukmakna Creek, Winding Creek,

Valleys:

Packsaddle Gulch,