Information About

Purinton Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 47' 21.998" N,
148 ° 8' 11" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Elevation

1296 ft (395.02 m)

Purinton Creek in Detail.

About

heads on Antracite Ridge flows SW to Matanuska River, 35 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1905 by G. C. Martin (1906, p. 18), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-4 (1952), Anchorage D-4 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-4 (1994), Anchorage D-4 SE (2016),
Places Near Purinton Creek
Areas:

Hdghel Kaq-,

Channels:

K-ay-delghots- Tayene-, Taltaan Tayene-,

Flats:

Boulder Creek Flats,

Glaciers:

Metal Creek Glacier,

Routes:

Awesome Pillar, Paradise Pillar,

Lakes:

Bench Lake, Bonnie Lake, Index Lake, Long Lake, Ravine Lake, Rush Lake, Tatondan Lake, Upper Bonnie Lake, Wiener Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Monarch, Puddingstone Hill, Strelshla Mountain, Wardies Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Chitna Pass,

Peaks:

Alabaster Peak, Amulet Peak, Awesome Peak,

Ridges:

Anthracite Ridge,

Streams:

Black Shale Creek, Cascade Creek, Chikootna Creek, Conglomerate Creek, East Boulder Creek, Gravel Creek, Hicks Creek, Kutzkatna Creek, Lake Creek, Meadow Creek, Monument Creek, Moss Creek, Muddy Creek, Mudflow Creek, Ninemile Creek, O-Brien Creek, Pinochle Creek, Purinton Creek, Riley Creek, Sawmill Creek, Shuna Creek, Tukmakna Creek, Winding Creek,

Routes:

Chickaloon Knik Nelchina Trail,

Valleys:

Packsaddle Gulch,