Information About

Nizia

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 18' 24.001" N,
142 ° 37' 45.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

2051 ft (625.14 m)

Nizia in Detail.

About

Located in the Saint Elias Mountains on Chititu Creek, 8 km (5 mi) southeast of the junction of Chititu Creek and the Nizina River, 22.5 km (14 mi) southeast of McCarthy.

History

A mining camp was established here in 1902.

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 SE (2017),

Places Near Nizia

Cities:

Nizina, Skolai, Sourdough,

Bars:

Capes:

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Islands:

Bear Island, Squaw Island,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Flower Lakes,

Locales:

Nizia, Tana River Canyon,

Mine:

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

Mountains:

Andrus Peak, Bonanza Peak, Chitistone Mountain, Green Butte, Mount Holmes, Nikolai Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak, Williams Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hancock Pass, Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Lime Butte, MacColl Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, Kiagna River, Tana River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Chititu Creek, Copper Creek, Dan Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Gold Run, Granitic Creek, Grotto Creek, Hunter Creek, Lake Creek, Lime Springs Creek, May Creek, Nikolai Creek, Rex Creek, Sheep Creek, Texas Creek, White Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Calamity Gulch, Champagne Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Devils Gulch, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Hells Kitchen Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Nikolai Gulch, Pack Gulch, Radar Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Swede Gulch, Virginia Gulch,

Cities:

May Creek,