Information About

Quartz Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Quartz Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 1' 59.999" N,
141 ° 48' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Tributary to

Chitina River

Elevation

1827 ft (556.87 m)

Quartz Creek in Detail.

About

Flows NE to Chitina River, 47 mi. SE of McCarthy, St. Elias Mts..

This looks to be an error of the USGS managing a guess at pinpointing this Quartz Creek.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy A-3 (1959), McCarthy A-3 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy A-3 SE (2017),
Places Near Quartz Creek
Glaciers:

Hawkins Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Gage,

Rivers:

Priest River, Short River,

Streams:

Granite Creek, Iron Creek, Lime Creek, Marble Creek, Quartz Creek, Quartz Creek, Wiley Creek,