Information About

Quartz Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Quartz Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 28' 36.001" N,
149 ° 43' 28.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Tributary to

Kenai Lake

Elevation

456 ft (138.99 m)

Quartz Creek in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, flows NW 6 mi. then SW 10 mi. to Kenai Lake, 28 mi. NW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Name used by local prospectors; reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 331), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward B-8 (1951), Seward B-8 (1951), Seward B-8 (1951), Seward B-8 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-8 (1952), Seward B-8 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward B-8 (1994),
Places Near Quartz Creek
Cities:

Cooper Landing,

Dams:

Cooper Lake Dam, Jerome Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Mystery,

Islands:

Porcupine Island,

Lakes:

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

Mine:

Colorado Mine, Colorado Mine, Fresno Mines, Hatcher Mine, Independence Mine, Iron Mask Mine, Johnson Mine, Mascot Mine, McMillan Mines, Oracle Mine, Oracle Mines, Shell Mine, Slate Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Cecil Rhode Mountain, Cooper Mountain, Gilpatrick Mountain, Helen Rhode Mountain, Langille Mountain, Noel Hanson Mountain, Right Mountain, Wrong Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

American Pass, Devils Pass, Resurrection Pass,

Peaks:

Fresno Benchmark, Helen Rhode, Nebraska, Northwest Gilpatrick Mountain, Slaughter Ridge High Point, South Gilpatrick Mountain, Utah, Washington, Wyoming,

Routes:

Colorado, John, Middle Gilpatrick, North Gilpatrick, South Gilpatrick, Summit,

Streams:

Abernathy Creek, Afanasa Creek, American Creek, Bean Creek, Boulder Creek, Cooper Creek, Crescent Creek, Daves Creek, Devils Creek, Dry Creek, Falls Creek, Henry Creek, Johns Creek, Juneau Creek, Moose Creek, Ohio Creek, Placer Creek, Porcupine Creek, Quartz Creek, Shackleford Creek, Shaft Creek, Ship Creek, Slate Creek, Slaughter Creek, Stetson Creek, Summit Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Bean Creek Trail, Cooper Lake Trail (historical), Crescent Creek Trail, Crescent Lake Trail, Devils Pass Trail, Resurrection Pass National Recreation Trail, Resurrection River Trail, Stetson Creek Trail,

Cities:

Gilpatricks, Snug Harbor,