Information About

Ammonite Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 2' 19" N,
147 ° 41' 39.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

3914 ft (1192.99 m)

Ammonite Creek in Detail.

About

In Talkeetna Mountains, flowing NNW to Limestone Gulch 1.3 mi SSW of Limestone Gap, 15 NW of Tahneta Pass, and 93 mi NE of Anchorage, Talkeetna Mts. 1 mile long.

History

Name in 1964 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) derived from an important ammonite (fossil mollusk) locality at the head of the creek.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna Mountains (1950), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 (1952), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1966), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 SE (2013),

Places Near Ammonite Creek

Lakes:

Hicks Lake,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Horsepasture Pass, Limestone Gap,

Mountain Ranges:

Limestone Hills,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Ammonite Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Cadoceras Creek, Cardiceras Creek, Cardioceras Creek, Chitna Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glass Creek, Greta Creek, Horsepasture Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Landslide Creek, Mazuma Creek, Mouse Creek, Nowhere Creek, Papoose Creek, Roaring Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Sladen Creek, Squaw Creek, Whistler Creek, Wood Creek,

Valleys:

Limestone Gulch,