Information About

Horseshoe Basin

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 32' 12.998" N,
132 ° 6' 6.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Elevation

1427 ft (434.95 m)

Horseshoe Basin in Detail.

About

at head of North Fork Porterfield Creek, 12 mi. E of Wrangell, Coast Mts. 1.5 miles long.

History

Local descriptive name obtained in 1953 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-1 (1995), Petersburg C-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Horseshoe Basin

Basins:

Berg Basin, Glacier Basin, Groundhog Basin, Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Earl West Cove, Madan Bay,

Capes:

Point Madan, Babbler Point, Kakwan Point,

Channels:

Eastern Passage, The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Nelson Glacier, Popof Glacier,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Andrew Island, Channel Island, Cottonwood Islands, The Desert, Fifteenmile Island, Limb Island, Neptune Island,

Lakes:

Barnes Lake, Figure Eight Lake, Highbush Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Basargin, Berg Mountain, Mount Flemer, Marsha Peak, Mount Rynda, Mount Stinenia, Mount Waters,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Ketili Creek, Shakes Slough,

Rivers:

Ketili River, Kikahe River,

Streams:

Aaron Creek, Andrew Creek, Berg Creek, Crittenden Creek, Dry Wash, Earl West Creek, Glacier Creek, Goat Creek, Government Creek, Mill Creek, North Arm Creek, North Fork Porterfield Creek, Oerns Creek, Porterfield Creek, Salamander Creek, Shuktusa Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Routes:

Aaron Creek Trail, Highbush Lake Trail,