Information About

Metal Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Metal Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 26' 29" N,
148 ° 30' 45" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Palmer

Elevation

577 ft (175.87 m)

Metal Creek in Detail.

About

heads at Metal Creek Clagier, flows SW to Glacier Fork Knik River, 23 mi. SE of Palmer, Chugach Mts.

History

Named used by local prospectors; reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-5 (1994), Anchorage B-5 NE (2013),
Places Near Metal Creek
Bars:

Crossway, Low Ridge,

Capes:

Colony Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Colony Glacier, Hunter Creek Glacier, Knik Glacier, Metal Creek Glacier,

Lakes:

Inner Lake George, Lower Lake George, Upper Lake George,

Mountains:

Mount Palmer,

Peaks:

Big Timber Peak, Castle Rocks, Devils Club Peak, Hale-Bopp Peak, Hunters Peak, Ice Cream Cone Mountain, Mountaineers Peak, The Gorgemeister, Troublesome Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier Fork Knik River, Lake Fork Knik River,

Streams:

Big Timber Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Fall Creek, Fourteen Creek, Metal Creek, Paradise Creek, Troublesome Creek,

Valleys:

The Gorge, Grasshopper Valley,