Information About

Marmot Valley

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 15' 0" N,
134 ° 11' 25.001" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

1631 ft (497.13 m)

Marmot Valley in Detail.

About

near head of Rhine Creek, 0.5 mi. SW of North Rhine Peak and 8 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1965 by D. A. Brew and A. B. Ford, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for the hoary marmot (Marmota caligata).

Places Near Marmot Valley
Cities:

Sikanasankian, Treadwell, Tsantikihin,

Bars:

Cherokee Flats, Grizzly Bar, Oozy Flats,

Basins:

Last Chance Basin, Silverbow Basin,

Bays:

Doty Cove, Green Cove, Oliver Inlet, Scow Cove, Slocum Inlet, Suicide Cove, Sunny Cove, Taku Harbor, Taku Inlet,

Beaches:

Ready Bullion Beach,

Capes:

Arden Point, Bishop Point, Circle Point, Cooper Point, Cove Point, Davidson Point, False Arden, Flat Point, Grave Point, Greely Point, Icy Point, Jaw Point, Point Salisbury, Southeast End, Stockade Point, Swede Point, Taku Point, Tantallon Point, Tantallon Point,

Channels:

Gastineau Channel,

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Dams:

Annex Lakes Dam, Salmon Creek Dam, Taku Cannery Dam,

Glaciers:

Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Middle Branch Norris Glacier, Norris Glacier, Nugget Creek Glacier, Ptarmigan Glacier, Quartz Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall,

Hills:

Jamestown Hill, Starr Hill, Taku Hill,

Islands:

Grand Island, Juneau Island, Marmion Island,

Lakes:

Annex Lakes, Bart Lake, Glory Lake, Lieuy Lake, Loon Lakes, Oona Lake, Taku Lake,

Mountains:

Annex Peak, Arthur Peak, Bulger Hill, Butler Peak, Cairn Peak, Clark Peak, Deadview Peak, Gastineau Peak, Groundhog Hill, Hawthorne Peak, Irving Peak, Mount Juneau, Limestone Bluffs, Mount Maria, Martin Peak, Matin Peak, McDonough Peak, Middle Peak, Mineral Hill, Norris Mountain, North Nugget Spire, North Rhine Peak, Nugget Mountain, Observation Peak, Olds Mountain, Roberts Peak, Scorpion Peak, Sheep Mountain, South Rhine Peak, Split Thumb, Steeple Peak, Taku Mountain, Thoroughfare Mountain, Topless Peak, True Summit, Vesper Peak, West Peak, West Summit, Williams Mountain,

Parks:

Oliver Inlet State Marine Park, Taku Harbor State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Igloo Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Brassiere Hills,

Ridges:

Annex Ridge, Gold Ridge, Hawthorne Ridge, The Horn, Juneau Ridge, Powerline Ridge, Ptarmigan Ridge, Salmon Creek Divide, Salmon Ridge, Sheep Creek Divide, Sol Thumb, The Thoroughfare, Twin Summit Ridge,

Rivers:

King Salmon River, Salmon Fork, Taku River,

Streams:

Annex Creek, Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Black Bear Creek, Bullion Creek, Carlson Creek, Cross Bay Creek, Davidson Creek, Dorothy Creek, Dupont Creek, Falls Creek, Gold Fork, Granite Creek, Grindstone Creek, Groundhog Creek (historical), Ice Creek, Little Sheep Creek, Lurvey Creek, Nevada Creek, Paris Creek, Ready Bullion Creek, Rhine Creek, Sheep Creek, Sheep Fork, Snowslide Creek, Zipper Creek,

Routes:

Marmion Island Trail, Mount Roberts Trail, Perserverance Trail, Point Bishop - Dupont Trail,

Valleys:

Arctic Gulch, Crooked Gulch, Death Valley, Dix Gulch, Geary Gulch, Glacier Basin, Goldstein Gulch, Grouse Gulch, Hardscrabble Gulch, Icy Gulch, Lurvey Basin, Marmot Valley, Nugget Gulch, Prospect Gulch, Quartz Gulch (historical), Roberts Gulch, Sheep Creek Basin, Snowslide Gulch, Specimen Creek, Spring Gulch, Timber Gulch,

Cities:

Douglas, Starr Hill, Taku Harbor, Thane,

Waterfalls:

Alaska Chief Falls, Ebner Falls, Grindstone Falls, Lost Rocker Falls, Suicide Falls,