Information About

Amazon Gulch

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 31' 14.002" N,
142 ° 52' 27.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

4291 ft (1307.9 m)

Amazon Gulch in Detail.

About

Heads 1.2 mi NNW of Bonanza Peak and trends SW to Root Glacier near its junction with Kennicott Glacier, 6 mi. N of McCarthy, Wrangell Mountains. 2.6 miles long.

History

Name used by miners; reported in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Amazon Creek.

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy C-5 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-5 (1993), McCarthy C-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Amazon Gulch

Cities:

Sourdough,

Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, Kennicott Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Camel Lake, Star Lake, Threemile Lake,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Green Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Kennicott River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Chititu Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Swift Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Sawmill Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott, May Creek,