Information About

Porcupine Creek

Porcupine Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Elevation:
  • 436 ft (132.89 m)
About

Heads at the S end of the saddle between Kenai Lake and Cooper Lake, flows N to Kenai Lake, 1 mi W of Porcupine Island, 20 mi. NW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History of Porcupine Creek

Named byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1960 because it flows into Kenai Lake 1 mi. West of Porcupine Island.

Places Near Porcupine Creek
Cities:

Cooper Landing,

Dams:

Cooper Lake Dam, Jerome Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Mystery,

Glaciers:

Lowell Glacier,

Islands:

Porcupine Island,

Lakes:

Carter Lake, Cooper Lake, Crescent Lake, Devils Pass Lake, Jerome Lake, Juneau Lake, Kenai Lake, Rainbow Lake, Tern Lake, Upper Russian Lake,

Mine:

Hatcher Mine, McMillan Mines, Oracle Mines, Slate Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Adair, Mount Ascension, Cecil Rhode Mountain, Cooper Mountain, Gilpatrick Mountain, Langille Mountain, Noel Hanson Mountain, Right Mountain, Sleeping Sister Mountain, Wrong Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Devils Pass, Moose Pass,

Peaks:

John Mountain, Northwest Gilpatrick Mountain, Slaughter Ridge High Point, South Gilpatrick Mountain, Washington,

Ridges:

Resurrection Peaks,

Routes:

John, Middle Gilpatrick, North Gilpatrick, South Gilpatrick, Templeton,

Streams:

Bean Creek, Boulder Creek, Cooper Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crescent Creek, Daves Creek, Devils Creek, Dry Creek, Exit Glacier Creek, Falls Creek, Henry Creek, Johns Creek, Juneau Creek, Martin Creek, Moose Creek, Paradise Creek, Placer Creek, Porcupine Creek, Quartz Creek, Redman Creek, Shackleford Creek, Shaft Creek, Ship Creek, Slate Creek, Slaughter Creek, Stetson Creek, Summit Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Bean Creek Trail, Carter Lake Trail, Cooper Lake Trail (historical), Crescent Creek Trail, Crescent Lake Trail, Devils Pass Trail, Exit Glacier Trail, Harding Icefield Trail, Resurrection Pass National Recreation Trail, Resurrection River Trail, Stetson Creek Trail,

Cities:

Gilpatricks, Snug Harbor,