Information About

Lion Head

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 47' 1" N,
147 ° 39' 55.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

2877 ft (876.91 m)

Lion Head in Detail.

About

at junction of Caribou Creek and Matanuska River 49 mi. NE of Palmer.

History

Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Lion Head Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Lion Head.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SW (2013),
Places Near Lion Head
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Gravel Creek Pillar, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Denmark Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Mount Sergeant Robinson, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Glacier Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon,