Information About

Big Boulder Creek

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Location

59 ° 25' 41.002" N,
136 ° 11' 19" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Tributary to

Elevation

420 ft (128.02 m)

Big Boulder Creek in Detail.

Getting There

Big Boulder Creek is easy to find, it runs directly under the Haines Highway and is well marked. If driving out from Haines the creek is shortly after 33 Mile.

About

Heads in British Columbia, Canada at 593330N 1362100W, flows SE to the Klehini River 3.5 mi S of Mount Cheetdeekahyu and 31 mi W of Skagway. 10 miles long.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) as Jockeach. The prospectors' name was Boulder Creek as reported by Brooks (1900, pl. 49), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-4 (1954), Skagway B-4 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-4 NE (1992), Skagway B-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Big Boulder Creek

Glaciers:

Le Blondeau Glacier, Glacier G223637E59372N, Glacier G223641E59360N, Glacier G223642E59341N, Saksaia Glacier, Takhin Glacier,

Lakes:

Herman Lake, Mosquito Lake, Walker Lake,

Mine:

Cahoon Creek Mine, Christmas Creek Mine, Glacier Creek Mine, Porcupine Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Ashmun, Mount Cheetdeekahyu, Chilkat Peak, Flower Mountain, Four Winds Mountain, Hiteshitak Mountain, Porcupine Peak, Mount Prinsep, Mount Seltat, Sunshine Mountain, Surgeon Mountain, Tohitkah Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Ridges:

Rivers:

Kelsall River, Little Salmon River, Tahini River,

Streams:

37 Mile Creek, Bear Creek, Big Boulder Creek, Cahoon Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Glacier Creek, Herman Creek, Jarvis Creek, Little Boulder Creek, McKinley Creek, Muncaster Creek, Nataga Creek, Nugget Creek, Porcupine Creek, Rosaunt Creek, Summit Creek,

Cities:

Valleys:

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Cities:

Covenant Life, Mosquito Lake,