Information About

Glass Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 1' 23.999" N,
147 ° 53' 25.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

3576 ft (1089.96 m)

Glass Creek in Detail.

About

In the Talkeetna Mountains, flowing ESE to Caribou Creek, 0.5 mi upstream from the mouth of Mazuma Creek, 21 mi. NW of Tahneta Pass, and 88 mi NE of Anchorage, Takleetna Mts. 6 miles long.

History

Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the beds of volcanic glass found along its valley.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna Mountains (1950), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 (1952), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1966), Talkeetna Mountains A-2 SW (2016),

Places Near Glass Creek

Routes:

Paradise Pillar,

Lakes:

Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Monarch, Strelshla Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Chitna Pass,

Peaks:

Hicks Peak, Packsaddle,

Ridges:

Anthracite Ridge, Fortress Ridge,

Streams:

Ammonite Creek, Billy Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Glass Creek, Kutzkatna Creek, Mazuma Creek, Nowhere Creek, Sheep Creek, West End Creek, Whistler Creek,

Valleys:

Limestone Gulch,