Information About

Ptarmigan Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ptarmigan Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 38' 33" N,
153 ° 59' 2" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

564 ft (171.91 m)

Ptarmigan Creek in Detail.

About

on Alaska Peninsula, flows W to Meadow Lake, 28 mi. NW of Augustine I., Aleutian Range

History

Name originally reported as Ptarmigan Flat by W.E. Smith, Chief Engineer, Short Line Railway, but name was transferred by local usage to the stream and published by Martin and Katz (1912, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna C-3 (1954), Iliamna C-3 (1954), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957),
Places Near Ptarmigan Creek
Bays:

Durants Cove, Knutson Bay, Lonesome Bay, Pedro Bay, Pile Bay,

Capes:

Lonesome Point,

Channels:

Big Chutes,

Islands:

Porcupine Island,

Lakes:

Boot Lake, Dumbbell Lake, Kokhanok Lake, Long Lake, Meadow Lake, Moose Lake, Upper Copper Lake,

Mountains:

Big Hill, The Cone, Pedro Mountain,

Rivers:

Iliamna River, Pile River,

Streams:

Chinkelyes Creek, Knutson Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Silver Creek,

Valleys:

Knutson Valley,

Cities:

Old Iliamna, Pedro Bay, Pile Bay Village,