Information About

East Fork McCarthy Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 28' 0.998" N,
142 ° 46' 44" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

2369 ft (722.07 m)

East Fork McCarthy Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to McCarthy Creek, E of Porphyry Mtn., 5 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. 6 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1908 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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 NW (2017),

Places Near East Fork McCarthy Creek

Cities:

Nizina, Skolai, Sourdough,

Capes:

Spruce Point,

Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Threemile Lake,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Green Butte Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Nikolai Mine, Regal Mine,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Green Butte, Nizina Mountain, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Chititu Creek, Dan Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lake Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Rex Creek, White Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Pack Gulch, Sawmill Gulch, Sunday Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott, May Creek,