Information About

Chitna Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 58' 3" N,
147 ° 47' 3.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

2949 ft (898.86 m)

Chitna Creek in Detail.

About

flows NE to Caribou Creek, 50 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 8 miles long.

History

Taniana Indian name reported in 1898 by Captain Glenn (1899, map), USA, as "Shitna."

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-3 (1948), Anchorage D-3 (1948), Anchorage D-3 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-3 (1952), Anchorage D-3 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-3 (1993), Anchorage D-3 NE (2016),
Places Near Chitna Creek
Areas:

Hdghel Kaq-,

Capes:

Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Routes:

Gravel Creek Pillar,

Lakes:

Bench Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake, Index Lake, Tatondan Lake,

Mountains:

Lion Head, Mount Monarch, Strelshla Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Chitna Pass, Horsepasture Pass, Limestone Gap,

Peaks:

Hicks Peak, Packsaddle,

Mountain Ranges:

Limestone Hills,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Ammonite Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Cadoceras Creek, Cardiceras Creek, Cardioceras Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacier Creek, Glass Creek, Gravel Creek, Hicks Creek, Horsepasture Creek, Lake Creek, Mazuma Creek, Pinochle Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sheep Creek, Sladen Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Whistler Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon, Limestone Gulch, Packsaddle Gulch,