Information About

Nelson Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 29' 55" N,
135 ° 21' 38.002" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Skagway

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Nelson Creek in Detail.

About

heads in a glacier, flows E to Taiya River 1 mi. above its mouth on Taiya Inlet, 3.3 mi. NW of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Local name obtained by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field personnel and published on Federal maps since 1950.

Topo Maps

Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-1 NW (1991), Skagway B-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Nelson Creek

Cities:

Canyon City, Chilkoot, Denver, Rocky Point,

Bays:

Lutak Inlet, Nahku Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Halutu Peninsula, Taiya Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Skagway,

Dams:

Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Irene Glacier, Saussure Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Shakuseyi Peak,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Ferebee River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Captain William Moore Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Nelson Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley, Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Cities:

Lutak,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,