Information About

Forest Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 55' 59.002" N,
136 ° 4' 26" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Forest Creek in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, Casement Glacier, flows W to Muir Inlet, 0.8 mi. SE of Goose Cove and 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 2 miles long.

History

So named in 1947 by members of the American Geographical Society "because the stream flows through the remains of an interglacial forest."

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Forest Creek

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, North Sandy Cove, Nunatak Cove, Sebree Cove, Stump Cove, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Adams Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), McBride Glacier, White Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Garforth Island, Puffin Island, Sealers Island, Sebree Island, Sturgess Island,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, The Nunatak, Pyramid Peak, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Snow Dome, Mount Wright,

Mountain Passes:

Glacier Pass,

Ridges:

Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge, Van Horn Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Forest Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,