Information About

McCarthy Creek Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 37' 7.619" N,
142 ° 48' 54.936" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Length

1.9 mi (3.06 km)

Elevation

4314 ft (1314.91 m)

McCarthy Creek Glacier in Detail.

About

trends S to its terminus at head of McCarthy Creek, 11 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Named for the creek; reported by Moffit and Capps (1911, p. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-5 (1993), McCarthy C-5 SW (2017),

Places Near McCarthy Creek Glacier

Cities:

Skolai,

Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Green Butte Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Nikolai Mine, Regal Mine,

Mountains:

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

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lubbe Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Swift Creek,

Routes:

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

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Pack Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott,