Information About

Kern Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 54' 38.002" N,
149 ° 5' 8.002" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Tributaries

Kern Creek Glacier,

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Kern Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Turnagain Arm, 12 mi. E of Sunrise, Chugach Mts.

History

Name used by local prospectors and reported in 1899 by Lieutenant Harron (1901, sketch opposite p. 11), USA.

Topo Maps

Seward D-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-6 Nw (1984), Seward D-6 (1994), Seward D-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Kern Creek
Cities:

Girdwood,

Streams:

Davis Creek,

Glaciers:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Bird Glacier, Clear Glacier, Crow Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210726E60839N, Glacier G210908E61055N, Glacier G210920E61083N, Glacier G210924E61072N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210956E61100N, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211009E61041N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211027E60998N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211047E61014N, Glacier G211048E61021N, Glacier G211069E61023N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211077E61036N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211133E61060N, Kern Creek Glacier, Milk Glacier, Raven Glacier, Skookum Glacier,

Routes:

Baby Candyland, Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Crystal Lake, Luebner Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alyeska, Barnes Mountain, Baumann Bump, Bird Peak, Blueberry Hill, Camp Robber Peak, Cornbiscuit, Crow Peak, Goat Mountain, Hibbs Peak, Jewel Mountain, Kickstep Mountain, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Magpie Peak, Nagoon Mountain, Notch Mountain, Raggedtop Mountain, Rook Mountain, Summit Mountain, Sunburst, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Archangel Pass, Crow Pass, Moraine Pass, Steamroller Pass, Turnagain Pass,

Peaks:

A1, Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Bramble Knoll, Bunting Peak, California Peak, Chinstrap Peak, Crested Peak, East Kinglet Peak, Explorer Peak, Fishs Breath, Flying Cornice, Gentoo Peak, Golden Crown, Granddaddy, Grey Jay Peak, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Longspur Peak, Lowbush Peak, Middle Kinglet Peak, Middle Raven Peak, Mystery Mountain, North Raven Peak, Pastoral Peak, Pipit Peak, Portage Peak, Pyramid Peak, Roost Peak, Rosy Peak, Saghala Point, South Raven Peak, Sparrow Peak, Tincan Roadside, West Kinglet Peak, Yudi Peak,

Ridges:

Seattle Creek Headwall, Seattle Ridge,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Placer River, Twentymile River,

Routes:

-1 Bowl, 1st Bowl, 2nd Bowl, 3rd Bowl, 4th Bowl, Bermuda Triangle, Center Ridge, Cornbiscuit, Eddy's, Gods Country, Lipps, Little Sweden, Magnum, Pete's North, Pete's South, Sunburst, The Library, Wolverine, Zero Bowl,

Streams:

Bench Creek, Bertha Creek, California Creek, Center Creek, Crow Creek, Divide Creek, Glacier Creek, Granite Creek, Ingram Creek, Kern Creek, Lynx Creek, Lyon Creek, Milk Creek, Peterson Creek, Petes Creek, Portage Creek, Sawmill Creek, Seattle Creek, Skookum Creek, Slate Creek, Spokane Creek, Taylor Creek, Tincan Creek, Virgin Creek, Winner Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Abe's Trail, Cali Creek Trail, Crow Pass Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail, Jewel Mountain, Johnson Pass Trail, Spencer Glacier Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Glacier Gulch, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,