Information About

Porcupine Creek

Porcupine Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Haines

Tributary to:

Klehini River

Elevation:

430 ft (131.06 m)

Tributaries:

McKinley Creek,

About

heads in a glacier 3.4 mi. SW of Porcupine Peak, flows NE to Klehini River, 0.7 mi. NE of Porcupine, and 32 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History of Porcupine Creek

Prospectors name reported in 1898 by J.A. Flemer, US@C&GS. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) reported the Tlingit Indian name as Tlachkahiniku.

Found on the following 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 NE (1992), Skagway B-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Porcupine Creek

Glaciers:

Le Blondeau Glacier, Boundary Glacier, Glacier G223637E59372N, Glacier G223641E59360N, Glacier G223642E59341N, Little Jarvis Glacier, Saksaia Glacier, Takhin Glacier,

Lakes:

Herman Lake, Mosquito Lake, Walker Lake,

Mine:

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

Mountains:

Mount Ashmun, Mount Cheetdeekahyu, Chilkat Peak, Flower Mountain, Four Winds Mountain, Glave Peak, Hiteshitak Mountain, Porcupine Peak, Mount Prinsep, Mount Seltat, Sunshine Mountain, Surgeon Mountain, Tohitkah Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains,

Rivers:

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, Nataga Creek, Nugget Creek, Porcupine Creek, Rosaunt Creek, Summit Creek,

Cities:

Valleys:

Cities:

Covenant Life, Mosquito Lake,