Information About

McGinnis Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map McGinnis Creek on The Map

Location

58 ° 26' 26.999" N,
134 ° 38' 40.999" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

328 ft (99.97 m)

McGinnis Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Montana Creek, 2.5 mi. NW of Mendenhall Lake and 12.5 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named "McInnis River" in 1881 by John McInnis and Edward Brennan who staked claims there (DeArmond, 1957, p. 30). The name "McGinnis Creek" was reported in 1903 by A.C. Spencer and C.W. Wright, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near McGinnis Creek
Cities:

Auke, Fish Creek, New Boston,

Bars:

Battleship Reef, Cohen Reef, Dornin Rock, Eagle Reef, Favorite Reef, George Rock, Gibby Rock, Horse Shoal, Mendenhall Bar,

Basins:

Cottrell Basin, Lower Basin, Middle Basin, Upper Basin, Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Amalga Harbor, Auke Bay, Auke Nu Cove, Eagle Harbor, Fritz Cove, Huffman Harbor, Indian Cove, Lena Cove, Pearl Harbor, Smugglers Cove, Tee Harbor,

Beaches:

Eagle Beach,

Capes:

Auke Cape, Entrance Point, Hut Point, Indian Point, Inner Point, Inspiration Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Mansfield Peninsula, Mendenhall Peninsula, Middle Point, Norway Point, Outer Point, Piling Point, Spaulding Point, Spuhn Point, Point Stephens, Sunny Point, Symonds Point,

Cliffs:

The Breadline,

Dams:

Nugget Creek Dam, Switzer Creek Number 2 Dam,

Glaciers:

Eagle Glacier, Herbert Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Mendenhall Glacier,

Hills:

Pederson Hill, Tolch Rock,

Islands:

Aaron Island, Battleship Island, Bird Island, Coghlan Island, Cohen Island, Colt Island, Douglas Island, Horse Island, Indian Island, Kishbrock Island, Portland Island, Shaman Island, Shelter Island, Spuhn Island, Strauss Rock, Suedla Island,

Lakes:

Auke Lake, Cropley Lake, Dredge Lake, Mendenhall Lake, Nugget Creek, Peterson Lake, Salt Lake, Windfall Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Anderson, Auke Mountain, Mount Ben Stewart, Bullard Mountain, Dike Mountain, Mount Ernest Gruening, Folded Towers, Glacier Grub Tower, Lone Mountain, McGinnis Mountain, Mount Meek, Mustang Peak, Rhino Peak, Mount Robert Barron, Saddle Mountain, The Snow Towers, Snowdrift Peak, Snowpatch Crag, Snowpatch Craig, Stroller White Mountain, Table Top Mountain, Thane Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Treasury Hill, Triangle Peak, Mount Troy, Mount Wrather,

Parks:

Auke Recreation Area,

Ridges:

Heintzleman Ridge, Mendenhall Towers, Nugget Towers,

Rivers:

Eagle River, Herbert River, Mendenhall River,

Streams:

Arastra Creek, Auke Creek, Auke Nu Creek, Bay Creek, Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Cove Creek, Duck Creek, Eagle Creek, Elevenmile Creek, Fall Creek, Falls Creek, Fish Creek, Goat Creek, Goose Creek, Grant Creek, Hendrickson Creek, Hilda Creek, Johnson Creek, Jordan Creek, Kowee Creek, Lake Creek, Lemon Creek, Lena Creek, McGinnis Creek, Montana Creek, Neilson Creek, Ninemile Creek, Nugget Creek, Peterson Creek, Peterson Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Shrine Creek, Slate Creek, Steep Creek, Switzer Creek, Tee Creek, Tenk Creek, Tusta Creek, Vista Creek, Waydelich Creek, Windfall Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Herbert Glacier Trail, Lemon Creek Trail, Mount McGinnis Trail, Moller Ski Trail, Montana Creek Trail, Nugget Creek Trail, Peterson Creek Trail, Rainforest Trail, Spaulding Trail, West Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail,

Valleys:

Impregnable Basin, Mendenhall Valley, Prairie Basin,

Cities:

Auke Bay, Dobson Landing, Fairhaven, Lemon Creek, Lena Beach, Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven, Saint Terese, Tee Harbor, Vanderbilt Hill, West Juneau,