Information About

Glacier Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 27' 27" N,
142 ° 24' 42.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributary to

Chitistone River

Elevation

2211 ft (673.91 m)

Glacier Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW from glacier terminus to Chitistone River, 5 mi. E of junction of Chitistone and Nizina Rivers, 17 mi. E of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. 5.9 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1907 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-4 (1959), McCarthy B-4 (1959), McCarthy B-4 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-4 (1994), McCarthy B-4 NW (2017),
Places Near Glacier Creek
Cities:

Skolai,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

The Finn, Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

Hole-In-The-Wall Glacier, Nizina Glacier, Rex Glacier, Twaharpies Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mountains:

Andrus Peak, Chitistone Mountain, Mount Holmes, Joshua Green Peak, Nikolai Butte, Nizina Mountain, Pyramid Peak, Tinplate Hill, Williams Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hancock Pass,

Ridges:

Lime Butte,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amphitheatre Creek, Boulder Creek, Copper Creek, Dan Creek, Doubtful Creek, Eagle Creek, Frederika Creek, Glacier Creek, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Hasen Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Moonshine Creek, Rex Creek, Skolai Creek, Texas Creek, Toby Creek, White Creek,

Valleys:

Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Contact Gulch, Crumb Gulch, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Nikolai Gulch, Pack Gulch, Pollard Gulch, Radar Gulch, Radovan Gulch, Seattle Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Virginia Gulch,