Information About

Chitistone River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 25' 4.001" N,
142 ° 35' 48.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributary to

Nizina River

Tributaries

Glacier Creek,

Length

20 mi (32.19 km)

Elevation

1637 ft (498.96 m)

Technical Rating

Max: Class 3
Min: Class 2

Chitistone River in Detail.

About

flows SW from Chitistone Pass to Nizina River, 12 mi. E of McCarthy, 20 miles long.

History

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 52), USA, "on account of the copper map. The word "chiti" is Indian for copper, and with the English word "stone" to the stream later known as "Nizina River."

Chitistone River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Chitistone River.

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 NE (2017),

Places Near Chitistone River

Cities:

Nizina, Skolai, Sourdough,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

Nizina Glacier, Rex Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes,

Mine:

Binocular Prospect, Green Butte Mine, Nelson Prospect, Nikolai Mine,

Mountains:

Andrus Peak, Chitistone Mountain, Green Butte, Mount Holmes, Joshua Green Peak, Nikolai Butte, Nizina Mountain, Sourdough Peak, Williams Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hancock Pass, Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Lime Butte, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amphitheatre Creek, Boulder Creek, Chititu Creek, Copper Creek, Dan Creek, Dimond Creek, Doubtful Creek, Eagle Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Glacier Creek, Gold Run, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Lake Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, Moonshine 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, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Nikolai Gulch, Pack Gulch, Pollard Gulch, Radar Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Seattle Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Swede Gulch, Virginia Gulch,

Cities:

May Creek,