Information About

Rock Glacier Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 47' 1" N,
147 ° 39' 5" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

1801 ft (548.94 m)

Rock Glacier Creek in Detail.

About

In the Chugach Mountains, flowing NW to the Matanuska River, 0.3 mi E of Glacier Point, 50 mi. NE of Palmer, Chugach Mountains.

History

Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the rock glaciers located at its headwaters. A rock glacier is a tongue-like body of angular boulders similar to a small ice glacier that generally occurs at high altitude in rugged terrain.

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Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SW (2013),
Places Near Rock Glacier Creek
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Denmark Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Mount Sergeant Robinson, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Glacier Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon,