Information About

Nugget Creek

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Location

59 ° 17' 17.999" N,
136 ° 10' 26" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tributary to

Tsirku River

Elevation

702 ft (213.97 m)

Nugget Creek in Detail.

About

heads in a glacier, 2.7 mi. SE of Porcupine Peak, flows SE to Sirku River, 1.8 mi. E of terminus of Le Blondeau Glacier, and 31 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Prospectors name reported by Wright (1904, p. 63), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-4 (1954), Skagway B-4 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Nugget Creek

Glaciers:

Aurel Glacier, Le Blondeau Glacier, Glacier G223637E59372N, Glacier G223641E59360N, Glacier G223642E59341N, McBride Glacier, Muir Glacier, Riggs Glacier, Takhin Glacier,

Lakes:

Herman Lake, Mosquito Lake, Walker Lake,

Mine:

Cahoon Creek Mine, Christmas Creek Mine, Glacier Creek Mine, Porcupine Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Cheetdeekahyu, Chilkat Peak, Flower Mountain, Four Winds Mountain, Porcupine Peak, Sunshine Mountain, Surgeon Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Ridges:

Takhin Ridge,

Rivers:

Little Salmon River,

Streams:

37 Mile Creek, Bear Creek, Big Boulder Creek, Cahoon Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Glacier Creek, Herman Creek, Jarvis Creek, Little Boulder Creek, McKinley Creek, Muncaster Creek, Nugget Creek, Porcupine Creek, Summit Creek,

Cities:

Porcupine,

Valleys:

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Cities:

Covenant Life,