Information About

Grant Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 24' 27" N,
150 ° 22' 53" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

2956 ft (900.99 m)

Grant Creek in Detail.

About

in Mount Mckinley National Park, flows NW from Mount Eielson to Camp Creek, E of Muldrow Glacier, 2.8 mi. SE of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range. 2.5 miles long.

History

Locally named in 1931 for O. M. Grant "the best known prospector in the region" according to J. C. Reed, Sr., and S. N. Stoner, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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 NW (2015),
Places Near Grant Creek
Capes:

Green Point,

Glaciers:

Muldrow Glacier, Sunrise Glacier, Sunset Glacier,

Lakes:

Bergh Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Castle Rock, Mount Eielson, Mount Galen, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Mount Mather, Ragged Peak, Red Mountain, Stony Hill, Sunset Peak, Wedge Peak,

Mountain Passes:

The Notch, Anderson 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, Myrtle Creek, Pirate Creek, Sunrise Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolverine Creek,