Information About

Virgin Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Virgin Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 57' 5" N,
149 ° 8' 35.999" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Virgin Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Glacier Creek, 1 mi. NE of Girdwood and 35 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Local miners' name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant Herron (1901, map facing p. 11), USA.

Topo Maps

Seward D-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward D-6 (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 D-6 Nw (1984), Seward D-6 (1994), Seward D-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Virgin Creek
Cities:

Girdwood,

Streams:

Davis Creek,

Glaciers:

Emerald Glacier, Peterson Creek Glacier, Bird Glacier, Clear Glacier, Crow Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Flute Glacier, Glacier G210678E61146N, Glacier G210726E60839N, Glacier G210797E61155N, Glacier G210908E61055N, Glacier G210920E61083N, Glacier G210924E61072N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210956E61100N, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211005E61163N, Glacier G211009E61041N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211015E61158N, Glacier G211027E60998N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211047E61014N, Glacier G211048E61021N, Glacier G211069E61023N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211077E61036N, Kern Creek Glacier, Milk Glacier, Organ Glacier, Raven Glacier,

Routes:

Baby Candyland, Candyland, Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Crystal Lake, Luebner Lake,

Locales:

Bird,

Mine:

Brenner Mine, Crow Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Alpenglow, Mount Alyeska, Barnes Mountain, Baumann Bump, Bird Peak, Blueberry Hill, Calliope Mountain, Camp Robber Peak, Cantata Peak, Cornbiscuit, Crow Peak, Eagle Peak, Goat Mountain, Hibbs Peak, Hut Peak, Jewel Mountain, Kickstep Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Magpie Peak, Nagoon Mountain, Notch Mountain, Organ Mountain, Polar Bear Peak, Raggedtop Mountain, Rook Mountain, Summit Mountain, Sunburst, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Archangel Pass, Bird Creek Pass, Blackout Pass, Crow Pass, Moraine Pass, Steamroller Pass, Turnagain Pass,

Peaks:

A1, Adelie Point, Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Bramble Knoll, California Peak, Chinstrap Peak, Crested Peak, East Kinglet Peak, Fiddlehead Mountain, Fishs Breath, Flying Cornice, Gentoo Peak, Golden Crown, Grey Jay Peak, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Lowbush Peak, Middle Kinglet Peak, Middle Raven Peak, Mystery Mountain, Nest Peak, North Raven Peak, Pipit Peak, Pyramid Peak, Roost Peak, Rosy Peak, Saghala Point, South Raven Peak, Sparrow Peak, Tincan Roadside, West Kinglet Peak, Yudi Peak,

Ridges:

Seattle Creek Headwall, Seattle Ridge,

Rivers:

Placer River, Twentymile River,

Routes:

-1 Bowl, 1st Bowl, 2nd Bowl, 3rd Bowl, 4th Bowl, Bermuda Triangle, Center Ridge, Cornbiscuit, Eddy's, Gods Country, Lipps, Little Sweden, Magnum, Sunburst, The Library, Wolverine, Zero Bowl,

Streams:

Bertha Creek, California Creek, Camp Creek, Crow Creek, Glacier Creek, Ingram Creek, Kern Creek, Lyon Creek, Milk Creek, Peterson Creek, Portage Creek, Raven Creek, Sawmill Creek, Seattle Creek, Silvertip Creek, Skookum Creek, Slate Creek, Spokane Creek, Taylor Creek, Tincan Creek, Virgin Creek, Winner Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Abe's Trail, Bird Point Interpretive Trail, Cali Creek Trail, Crow Pass Trail, Indian to Bird Bike Trail, Jewel Mountain, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Glacier Gulch, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,