Information About

Sutton

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 42' 41" N,
148 ° 53' 39.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Palmer

Elevation

469 ft (142.95 m)

Sutton in Detail.

About

population 162, on Glenn Highway, 11 mi. NE of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low.

History

RR. station and siding on the Matanuska Branch of The Alaska RR. founded about 1918. The Sutton post office was established in 1948 (Ricks, 1965, p. 63).

Topo Maps

Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage C-6 (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage C-6 NE (1979), Anchorage C-6 NE (1979), Anchorage C-6 NE (1979), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage C-6 (1994), Anchorage C-6 NE (2016),
Places Near Sutton
Channels:

Ch-taltnu Tayena,

Dams:

Sherwood Estates Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210960E61831N, Mint Glacier,

Hills:

Burnt Butte,

Routes:

Pigs in a Blanket,

Lakes:

Barbel Lake, Burkholder Lake, Butte Lake, Coyote Lake, Elks Lake, Falks Lake, Finger Lakes, Gull Lake, Jim Lake, Kleinsmith Lake, Leaf Lake, Ruby Lake, Seventeenmile Lake, Slipper Lake, Swan Lake, Wishbone Lake, Wolverine Lake,

Mountains:

Bodenburg Butte, Eska Mountain, Granite Peak, Knob Hill, Lava Mountain, Lazy Mountain, Matanuska Peak, Montana Peak, Red Mountain, Wishbone Hill,

Parks:

Coyote Lake Park, Moose Creek State Recreation Area,

Mountain Passes:

Backdoor Gap, Bomber-in-a-day Pass, Grizzly Pass, Moosehead Pass, Sobriety Pass,

Peaks:

3 Bell Spire, Arkose Peak, Crag, Dewlap Peak, Doublemint, Frontier Peak, Hunchback Spire, Managemint, Nelteni, Ozone, Peppermint, Spearmint, Teeny Weene, Telemint, Tenemint, Triplemint, Troublemint, Vegetarian Peak,

Rivers:

Kings River,

Streams:

Bodenburg Creek, Buffalo Creek, Doone Creek, Eska Creek, Gloryhole Creek, Granite Creek, Iron Creek, Jim Creek, Knob Creek, Little Granite Creek, McRoberts Creek, Moose Creek, Palmer Creek, Premier Creek, West Fork Young Creek, Wolverine Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Matanuska Valley, Sheep Valley, Tsadaka Canyon,

Cities:

Butte, Eska, Jonesville, Lazy Mountain, Sutton,