Information About

Hines Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 43' 32.999" N,
148 ° 54' 37.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Healy

Tributary to

Nenana River

Length

6.5 mi (10.46 km)

Elevation

1634 ft (498.04 m)

Hines Creek in Detail.

Getting There

From Parks Highway turn on to Denali Park Road, drive just over 7 miles where the creek passes under the road. Or park near the turn off for Denali Park Road and walk south along the Parks Highway and proceed down to the creek where it crosses under the Parks Highway.

About

flows NE to Riley Creek, 10 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range. 6.5 miles long.

Hines Creek is a clear water creek that flows out of the mountains in Denali National Park and Preserve, and leaves the park just prior to joining the Nenana River. It is a steep descent and not considered a navigable body of water for much of it's run.

History

Local name reported by Woodbury Abbey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on the blueprint of his 1921 Mount Mckinley National Park survey.


Naming: Hines Creek was a local name reported by Woodbury Abbey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on his 1921Mount McKinley National Park survey.

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