Information About

Gurkin Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 36' 47.999" N,
142 ° 29' 28" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

2352 ft (716.89 m)

Gurkin Creek in Detail.

About

Heads 2 mi NE of the summit of Nizina Mountain, flows SE to the W. edge of Nizina Galcier near its terminal end, Wrangell Mts. 2.5 miles long.

History

Named in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., and D. L. Jones, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Ernest Gurkin (died 1961), early resident of the area and packer for F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1907-08.

Gurkin Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Gurkin Creek.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-4 (1993), McCarthy C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Gurkin Creek

Cities:

Skolai,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

The Finn, Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

Nizina Glacier, Regal Glacier, Rohn Glacier, Shelter Valley Glacier, Whiskey Hill Glacier,

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mine:

Binocular Prospect, Nelson Prospect, Nikolai Mine, Radovan Prospect,

Mountains:

Chimney Mountain, Chitistone Mountain, Nizina Mountain, Tinplate Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Skolai Range,

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amphitheatre Creek, Doubtful Creek, Glacier Creek, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Moonshine Creek, Skolai Creek, Toby Creek,

Valleys:

Contact Gulch, Pack Gulch, Radovan Gulch,