Information About

Young Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 21' 55.001" N,
142 ° 43' 32.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributaries

Gold Run,

Elevation

1430 ft (435.86 m)

Young Creek in Detail.

About

heads at glacier, terminus and flows NW to Nizina River, 3 mi. SE of McCarthy, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (Moffit, 1914, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Robert Young, a member of his party.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Young Creek

Cities:

Nizina, Skolai, Sourdough,

Capes:

Cities:

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Islands:

Lakes:

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Green Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, MacColl Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, Tana River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Boulder Creek, Chititu Creek, Dan Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Gold Run, Jumbo Creek, Lake Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Rex Creek, White Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Calamity Gulch, Champagne Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Devils Gulch, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Pack Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Swede Gulch, Virginia Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott, May Creek,