Information About

McCarthy Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 25' 40.001" N,
142 ° 56' 10" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1398 ft (426.11 m)

McCarthy Creek in Detail.

About

flows S and W from McCarthy Glacier terminus to Kennicott River at McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine (in Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

McCarthy Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near McCarthy Creek.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-6 (1994), McCarthy B-6 NE (2017),

Places Near McCarthy Creek

Cities:

Sourdough,

Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, Kennicott Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Camel Lake, Hidden Creek Lake, Star Lake, Threemile Lake, Wheat Lake,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Green Butte Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Regal Mine,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Fireweed Mountain, Green Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Chakina River, Kennicott River, Tana River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Hidden Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lubbe Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Swift Creek, Tractor Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Glacier Gulch, Kaufman Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott,