Information About

Yellow Jacket Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yellow Jacket Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 47' 37" N,
147 ° 30' 6.998" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Elevation

2024 ft (616.92 m)

Yellow Jacket Creek in Detail.

About

Heads near the central part of the crest of Sheep Mountain, flowing S to the East Fork Matanuska River, 4.6 mi E of Glacier Point, 55 mi. NE of Palmer, Copper River Basin.

History

Local name reported by C. F. Fuechsel, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1950. So named because the rocks along the side of the stream are "bright yellow, red, and white."

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 SE (2013),
Places Near Yellow Jacket Creek
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon, Puck Futin,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Knob Lake, Lake Leila, North Knob Lake, South Lake, Squaw Lake, Tahneta Lake, Trail Lake,

Mountains:

Finland Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Knob Hill, Lion Head, Norway Peak, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Table Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Mountain Passes:

Belanger Pass, Tahneta Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Horn Mountains,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Albert Creek, Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Bitter Creek, Camp Creek, Caribou Creek, Dan Creek, Davis Creek, Dick Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Gunsight Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Middle Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Pass Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, South Creek, Squaw Creek, Startup Creek, Trail Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Dave Gulch, Jackass Canyon, Money Gulch, Noon Gulch, Porphyry Gulch, Sailor Gulch,