Information About

Contact Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Contact Creek on The Map

Location

63 ° 23' 2" N,
150 ° 15' 43.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Elevation

3435 ft (1046.99 m)

Contact Creek in Detail.

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, flows NE to Thorofare River, 3.7 mi. SSE of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range. 1 mile long.

History

Named in 1931 by J. C. Reed, Sr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "as an important geologic contact lies along the valley of this creek."

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley B-1 (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-1 NW (2015),
Places Near Contact Creek
Capes:

Green Point,

Glaciers:

Muldrow Glacier, Sunrise Glacier, Sunset Glacier, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Bergh Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Castle Rock, Mount Eielson, Mount Galen, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Mount Mather, Red Mountain, Scott Peak, Mount Sheldon, Stony Hill, Sunset Peak,

Mountain Passes:

The Notch, Anderson Pass, Highway Pass, Thorofare Pass,

Ridges:

Copper Mountain Bar,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Camp Creek, Contact Creek, Crystal Creek, Fault Creek, Glacier Creek, Gorge Creek, Granite Creek, Grant Creek, Intermittent Creek, Little Stony Creek, Sunrise Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Valleys:

Bear Draw,