Information About

Silvertip

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 45' 2.002" N,
149 ° 22' 10.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Girdwood

Elevation

518 ft (157.89 m)

Silvertip in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, between Seward Highway and East Fork Sixmile Creek, 24 mi. SW of Whittier and 9 mi. SE of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.

History

Former mining camp in Sixmile Creek mining area. Recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps indicate a site with four buildings. Name derived from nearby Silvertip Creek.

Topo Maps

Seward D-7 (1951), Seward D-7 (1951), Seward D-7 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-7 (1952), Seward D-7 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-7 (1994),
Places Near Silvertip
Capes:

Bird Point, Snipers Point, Windy Point,

Cities:

Girdwood,

Streams:

Davis Creek,

Dams:

Jerome Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210726E60839N,

Routes:

Baby Candyland, Candyland,

Lakes:

Bench Lake, Jerome Lake, Johnson Lake, Lower Summit Lake, Summit Lake,

Locales:

Summit Lake Ski Area,

Mountains:

Mount Alpenglow, Anderson Peak, Bradley Peak, Cornbiscuit, Manitoba Mountain, Sunburst,

Mountain Passes:

Johnson Creek Summit, Turnagain Pass,

Peaks:

Adelie Point, Chinstrap Peak, Crested Peak, East Groundhog Peak, El Tercero, Fiddlehead Mountain, Fresno Benchmark, Gleason Creek Ridge, Granddaddy, Hale-Bopp, Inspector Peak, John Mountain, Pastoral Peak, Penguin Peak, Silvertip, Spirit Walker, The Engine, The Tender, West Groundhog Peak,

Ridges:

Roaring Ridge, Seattle Creek Headwall, Seattle Ridge, Tenderfoot Ridge,

Routes:

-1 Bowl, 1st Bowl, 2nd Bowl, Bermuda Triangle, Butch, Colorado, Cornbiscuit, Frenchy, Fresno, John, Lipps, Lonestar, Magnum, Middle Gilpatrick, Moose, North Gilpatrick, Pete's North, Pete's South, Raven Ridge, Spirit Walker, Summit, Sunburst, Templeton, Tri-Tip, Tributary, Wilson North, Wilson South, Zero Bowl,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Bay Creek, Beaver Creek, Bench Creek, Bertha Creek, Black Creek, Block Creek, Bonanza Creek, Butcher Creek, Canyon Creek, Center Creek, Clinton Creek, Coeur d-Alene Creek, Colorado Creek, Cub Creek, Divide Creek, Donaldson Creek, East Fork Sixmile Creek, Falls Creek, Frenchy Creek, Fresno Creek, Glacier Creek, Gleason Creek, Granite Creek, Groundhog Creek, Gulch Creek, Johnson Creek, Juneau Creek, Lynx Creek, Lyon Creek, Mills Creek, Moose Creek, Nelson Creek, Ohio Creek, Old Woman Creek, Pass Creek, Petes Creek, Roaring Creek, Sawmill Creek, Seattle Creek, Silvertip Creek, Sixmile Creek, Slate Creek, Slate Creek, Spokane Creek, Stormy Creek, Summit Creek, Sunrise Creek, Sunset Creek, Taylor Creek, Tenderfoot Creek, Timberline Creek, Tincan Creek, Trail Creek, Tributary Creek, Walker Creek, Weber Creek, Wilson Creek,

Routes:

Bird Point Interpretive Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail, Johnson Pass Trail, Johnson Pass Trail,

Cities:

Dahl, Gilpatricks, Silvertip, Sunrise, Wibel,