Information About

Placer River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 49' 26" N,
148 ° 59' 47" W

Region

Anchorage

Tributaries

Spencer Glacier,

Tributaries

Alder Pond,

Tributaries

Skookum Creek,

Length

16 mi (25.75 km)

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Uses

Placer River in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, flows N to head of Turnagain Arm, 12 mi. NW of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1906 by F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward D-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward D-6 (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-6 SE (1984), Seward D-6 (1994),
Places Near Placer River
Cities:

Girdwood,

Glaciers:

Bartlett Glacier, Byron Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Portage Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Luebner Lake, Portage Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alyeska, Anderson Peak, Baumann Bump, Begich Peak, Bench Peak, Blueberry Hill, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Cornbiscuit, Hibbs Peak, Kickstep Mountain, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Magpie Peak, Nagoon Mountain, Notch Mountain, Raggedtop Mountain, Sunburst, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Turnagain Pass,

Peaks:

A1, Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Bramble Knoll, Chinstrap Peak, Fishs Breath, Gentoo Peak, Gleason Creek Ridge, Granddaddy, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Longspur Peak, Lowbush Peak, Mystery Mountain, Pastoral Peak, Pipit Peak, Portage Peak, Pyramid Peak, Tincan Roadside,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Placer River, Twentymile River, Upper Carmen River,

Routes:

1st Bowl, 2nd Bowl, 3rd Bowl, 4th Bowl, Center Ridge, Cornbiscuit, Eddy's, Gods Country, Little Sweden, Magnum, Sunburst, The Library, Wolverine, Zero Bowl,

Streams:

California Creek, Crow Creek, Divide Creek, Glacier Creek, Ingram Creek, Kern Creek, Milk Creek, Peterson Creek, Placer Creek, Portage Creek, Seattle Creek, Skookum Creek, Virgin Creek, Winner Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Abe's Trail, Cali Creek Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Glacier Gulch, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,