Information About

Twentymile River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Twentymile River on The Map

Location

60 ° 50' 44.002" N,
148 ° 59' 1" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Length

17 mi (27.36 km)

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Eulachon

Twentymile River in Detail.

About

heads in W end of Chugach Mts., flows SW to head of Turnagain Arm, 16 mi. SE of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1898 by Captain Glenn (Glenn and Abercrombie, 1899, map), USA.

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 Twentymile River
Cities:

Girdwood,

Glaciers:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Byron Glacier, Clear Glacier, Crow Glacier, Deadman Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210908E61055N, 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, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Kern Creek Glacier, Milk Glacier, Portage Glacier, Skookum Glacier, Spencer Glacier,

Routes:

Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Carmen Lake, Crystal Lake, Glenn Lake, Luebner Lake, Portage Lake,

Mine:

Brenner Mine, Crow Creek Mine,

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Crow Pass, Turnagain Pass,

Peaks:

A1, Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Bramble Knoll, Explorer Peak, Flying Cornice, Gentoo Peak, Gleason Creek Ridge, Granddaddy, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Longspur Peak, Lowbush Peak, Middle Raven Peak, Mystery Mountain, Pastoral Peak, Pipit Peak, Portage Peak, Pyramid Peak, Roost, South Raven Peak, Sparrow Peak, Tincan Roadside, Yudi Peak,

Rivers:

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

Routes:

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

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, Jewel Mountain, Spencer Glacier Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Glacier Gulch, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,