Information About

Glacier Fork Knik River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 25' 30" N,
148 ° 37' 50.999" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Palmer

Elevation

151 ft (46.02 m)

Glacier Fork Knik River in Detail.

About

heads at Marcus Baker Glacier flows W to join Lake Fork to form Knik River 20 mi. SE of Palmer, Chugach Mts. 15.4 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-5 (1994), Anchorage B-5 NE (2013),
Places Near Glacier Fork Knik River
Bars:

Crossway, Low Ridge,

Capes:

Colony Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Colony Glacier, Hunter Creek Glacier,

Lakes:

Finger Lakes, Inner Lake George, Lower Lake George, Upper Lake George,

Mountains:

Baleful Peak, Knik Mountain, Mount Palmer,

Peaks:

Big Timber Peak, Castle Rocks, Devils Club Peak, Fissle Peak, Frontier Peak, Hale-Bopp Peak, Hunters Peak, Ice Cream Cone Mountain, Mountaineers Peak, Siwash Peak, The Gorgemeister, Troublesome Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier Fork Knik River, Lake Fork Knik River,

Streams:

Big Timber Creek, Fall Creek, Fourteen Creek, Friday Creek, Hunter Creek, Metal Creek, Paradise Creek, Troublesome Creek,

Valleys:

The Gorge,