Information About

Fortress Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 50' 12.998" N,
147 ° 39' 18" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Caribou Creek

Length

6.1 mi (9.82 km)

Elevation

2149 ft (655.02 m)

Fortress Creek in Detail.

Getting There


About

In the Talkeetna Mountains, flows SE dividing Fortress Ridge, to Caribou Creek, 87 mi NE of Anchorage. 6.1 miles long.


History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956; derived from Fortress Ridge through which the stream flows.


Naming: Fortress Creek was named in 1956. It was derived from Fortress Ridge through which the stream flows.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SW (2013),
Places Near Fortress Creek
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Ammonite Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Glacier Creek, Greta Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, McDougall Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Sladen Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Whistler Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon, Limestone Gulch,