Information About

Placer River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Placer River on The Map

Location

60 ° 49' 26" N,
148 ° 59' 47" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Tributaries

Spencer Glacier,

Tributaries

Alder Pond,

Tributaries

Skookum Creek,

Length

16 mi (25.75 km)

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Dolly Varden

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:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Bartlett Glacier, Byron Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211009E61041N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211027E60998N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211047E61014N, Glacier G211048E61021N, Glacier G211069E61023N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211077E61036N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Kern Creek Glacier, Portage Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier,

Routes:

Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

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

Locales:

Grandview,

Mine:

Crow Creek Mine,

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, Explorer Peak, Fishs Breath, Flying Cornice, Gentoo Peak, Gleason Creek Ridge, Granddaddy, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Longspur Peak, Lowbush Peak, Mystery Mountain, Pastoral Peak, Pipit Peak, Portage Peak, Pyramid Peak, Roost, 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, Byron Glacier Trail, Cali Creek Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail, Spencer Glacier Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Glacier Gulch, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,