Information About

Fault Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fault Creek on The Map

Location

63 ° 22' 36.001" N,
150 ° 14' 53.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Elevation

3576 ft (1089.96 m)

Fault Creek in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, flows W to Thorofare River, 4.3 mi. SSE of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range. 1 mile long.

History

So named by J. C. Reed, Sr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because "an important geologic fault occurs along 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 NE (2015),
Places Near Fault 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, Sheldon Creek, Sunrise Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Valleys:

Bear Draw,

Cities:

Toklat,