Information About

Dan Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Dan Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 22' 59.999" N,
142 ° 35' 26.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributaries

Boulder Creek,

Elevation

1585 ft (483.11 m)

Fatalities

1

Dan Creek in Detail.

About

flows E to Nizina River 2.3 mi. S of its junction with Chitistone River and 11 mi. E of Mccarthy, Wrangell Mts. 6 miles long.

History

In 1901 the stream was staked by C. L. Warner and D. L. Kain for themselves and others. Kain was known to his companions as "Dan" and they named the creek for him (Moffit and Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1911, p. 76).

Fatalities

On June 29, 2001, 1 person died while hiking. Read More

Dan Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Dan Creek.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy B-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Dan Creek
Cities:

Nizina, Skolai, Sourdough,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

Spruce Point,

Cliffs:

Castle Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Rex Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes,

Locales:

Nizia,

Mine:

Binocular Prospect, Green Butte Mine, Nelson Prospect, Nikolai Mine,

Mountains:

Andrus Peak, Chitistone Mountain, Green Butte, Mount Holmes, Joshua Green Peak, Nikolai Butte, Sourdough Peak, Williams Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hancock Pass, Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Lime Butte, MacColl Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Chititu Creek, Copper Creek, Dan Creek, Dimond Creek, Doubtful Creek, Eagle Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Glacier Creek, Gold Run, Grotto Creek, Lake Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, Nikolai Creek, Rex Creek, Sheep Creek, Texas Creek, White Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Calamity Gulch, Champagne Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Nikolai Gulch, Pack Gulch, Pollard Gulch, Radar Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Seattle Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Swede Gulch, Virginia Gulch,

Cities:

May Creek,