heads on M'Ladies and Sight Peaks, and trends NE to its terminus at head of Johnson River, 36 mi. NE of Paxson, Alaska Range (Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967.)
Gakona Glacier, Johnson Glacier, Spur Glacier,
Mount Gakona, Mount Hajdukovich, Thorkona, The Thorn,