Information About

Shell Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 59' 12.998" N,
151 ° 31' 53" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Parent

Alaska Range

Elevation

1919 ft (584.91 m)

Shell Hills in Detail.

About

extend along E bank of Shell Creek and Shell Lake, 57 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1898 by Spurr (1900, map 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for P. G. Shell who prospected in the region in 1887.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek D-5 (1954), Tyonek D-5 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-5 NE (2016),
Places Near Shell Hills
Cities:

Tiq-atl-ena,

Areas:

K-its-atnu Kaq-, K-qiy-un Kaq-, Q-ech-elt-at, Tseles Qan Kaq-, Tuk-eleh- Kaq-,

Channels:

Dusdikda Betnu,

Flats:

Kentuhdilk-el Kena, Snag Flats,

Hills:

Gold Hill,

Islands:

Bourbon Mist Island, Dusdikda,

Lakes:

Canyon Lake, Dog Lake, Donkey Creek Lake, Freedom Lake, Hewitt Lake, Onestone Lake, Shell Lake, Whiskey Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Shell Hills,

Rivers:

Kichatna River, Nakochna River, Talachulitna River,

Streams:

Bates Creek, Canyon Creek, Clearwater Creek, Contact Creek, Donkey Creek, Farmers Creek, Gagnan Creek, Johnson Creek, Mill Creek, Nusdatl-na Nichila Betnu, Quartz Creek, Red Creek, Shell Creek, Thursday Creek, Tiq-atl-ena Betnu,

Routes:

Qutsas Tus Nuch-ke-elyasht,

Cities:

Skwentna,