Information About

Cirque Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cirque Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 44' 57.001" N,
153 ° 5' 30.998" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Elevation

289 ft (88.09 m)

Cirque Creek in Detail.

About

On the Iniskin Peninsula, flowing SSW to Bow Creek, 5 mi E of Iniskin, 30 mi. NE of Augustine i., Aleutian Range. 2.5 miles long.

History

Local name derived from the valley's resemblance to a cirque at the head.

Topo Maps

Iliamna C-1 (1949), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna C-1 (1958), Iliamna C-1 (1958), Iliamna C-1 (1958),
Places Near Cirque Creek
Bars:

Glacier Spit, Oil Reef,

Bays:

Chinitna Bay, Clam Cove, Dry Bay, Oil Bay,

Capes:

Camp Point, Chinitna Point, Iniskin Peninsula, Oil Point, Sea Otter Point, Seal Spit,

Islands:

Gull Island,

Lakes:

Hickerson Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Hill, Brown Mountain, Mount Chinitna, Cy Peak, Front Mountain, Horn Mountain, Knub Hill, Shark Tooth Hill, South Chinitna Mountain, Tonnie Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Pass,

Ridges:

Havenstrite Ridge, Tilted Hills,

Rivers:

Chinitna River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Blister Creek, Boulder Creek, Bow Creek, Brown Creek, Cirque Creek, Clearwater Creek, Cliff Creek, Coffin Creek, Covey Creek, Dam Creek, East Glacier Creek, Edelman Creek, Fitz Creek, Forky Creek, Gaikema Creek, Griffin Creek, Hardy Creek, Holland Creek, Horn Creek, Irish Creek, Left Fork West Glacier Creek, Low Creek, Marsh Creek, Middle Glacier Creek, Park Creek, Rich Creek, Right Branch, Right Fork West Glacier Creek, Silver Salmon Creek, Sinking Creek, Tonnie Creek, Tooie Creek, Trail Creek, Twist Creek, West Glacier Creek, Wrong Branch, Wrong Branch Trail Creek,

Cities:

Iniskin,

Waterfalls:

Cynthia Falls,