Information About

Wilson Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wilson Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 42' 6.001" N,
149 ° 27' 28.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Girdwood

Elevation

1299 ft (395.94 m)

Wilson Creek in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, flows W to Canyon Creek near Saxton, 13 mi. S of Sunrise and 27 mi. SW of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Local prospectors' name reported about 1914 by B. L. Johnson ( in Marti Martin and others, 1915, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Wilson Creek
Capes:

Snipers Point,

Dams:

Jerome Lake Dam, Roycroft Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210726E60839N,

Lakes:

Carter Lake, Jerome Lake, Johnson Lake, Lower Summit Lake, Summit Lake, Tern Lake, Upper Trail Lake,

Locales:

Summit Lake Ski Area,

Mine:

Blackstone Mine, Bruhn-Ray Mine, Case Mine, Case Mine, Colorado Mine, Colorado Mine, Connoly Mine, Dahl Placer Mine, Downing Mine, Frenchy Creek Mine, Fresno Mines, Gilpatrick Mine, Hatcher Mine, Hirshey Mine, Independence Mine, Iron Mask Mine, Johnson Mine, Mascot Mine, McMillan Mines, Mills Creek Mine, Nearhouse Mine, Oracle Mine, Oracle Mines, Pearson Mine, Robinson-Bowman Mine, Shell Mine, Slate Creek Mine, Sunshine Lakes, Swetmann Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Alpenglow, Bradley Peak, Gilpatrick Mountain, Lark Mountain, Manitoba Mountain, Wrong Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Johnson Creek Summit, Moose Pass,

Peaks:

Double Top North, East Groundhog Peak, El Tercero, Fiddlehead Mountain, Fresno Benchmark, Hale-Bopp, Inspector Peak, John Mountain, Nebraska, Northwest Gilpatrick Mountain, Silvertip, South Gilpatrick Mountain, Spirit Walker, The Engine, The Tender, Utah, West Groundhog Peak, Wyoming,

Ridges:

Roaring Ridge, Seattle Creek Headwall, Tenderfoot Ridge,

Routes:

Butch, Colorado, Frenchy, Fresno, John, Lonestar, Middle Gilpatrick, Moose, North Gilpatrick, Pete's South, Raven Ridge, South Gilpatrick, Spirit Walker, Summit, Templeton, Tri-Tip, Tributary, Wilson North, Wilson South,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Beaver Creek, Bedrock Creek, Bench Creek, Bertha Creek, Black Creek, Block Creek, Bonanza Creek, Butcher Creek, Canyon Creek, Carter Creek, Center Creek, Clinton Creek, Coeur d-Alene Creek, Colorado Creek, Cripple Creek, Cub Creek, Devils Creek, Donaldson Creek, East Fork Sixmile Creek, Falls Creek, Frenchy Creek, Fresno Creek, Granite Creek, Gulch Creek, Highland Creek, Island Creek, Johns Creek, Johnson Creek, Juneau Creek, Lynx Creek, Mills Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek, Nelson Creek, Ohio Creek, Old Woman Creek, Palmer Creek, Pass Creek, Petes Creek, Rimrock Creek, Roaring Creek, Sawmill Creek, Silvertip Creek, Sixmile Creek, Slate Creek, Spokane Creek, Stormy Creek, Summit Creek, Sunrise Creek, Sunset Creek, Tenderfoot Creek, Timberline Creek, Trail Creek, Tributary Creek, Walker Creek, Weber Creek, Wildhorse Creek, Willow Creek, Wilson Creek, Wolf Creek,

Routes:

Carter Lake Trail, Crescent Creek Trail, Crescent Lake Trail, Devils Pass Trail, Grant Lake Trail, Johnson Pass Trail, Johnson Pass Trail,

Valleys:

Gold Gulch,

Cities:

Dahl, Gilpatricks, Moose Pass, Silvertip, Sunrise, Wibel,