Information About

Sheep Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sheep Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 56' 13.999" N,
147 ° 40' 28.999" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Elevation

2671 ft (814.12 m)

Sheep Creek in Detail.

About

flows S to Caribou Creek 53 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.

History

Name used by local prospectors; reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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 NW (2013),
Places Near Sheep Creek
Capes:

Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Routes:

Gravel Creek Pillar, Lil' Kahuna,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Horsepasture Pass, Limestone Gap,

Mountain Ranges:

Limestone Hills,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Ammonite Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Cadoceras Creek, Cardiceras Creek, Cardioceras Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacier Creek, Glass Creek, Greta Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Mazuma Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Sladen Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Whistler Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon, Limestone Gulch,