Information About

Alpine Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 2' 12.998" N,
147 ° 16' 14.002" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

2717 ft (828.14 m)

Alpine Creek in Detail.

About

Heading in a glacial lake in the S part of the Clearwater Mountains and flowing SW to join Raft Creek 5 mi upstream from its mouth, 80 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range. 4 miles long.

History

Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists because the valley being similar to those in the Swiss Alps, with steep, sharp-crested walls, broad floor, U-shape, and lakes.

Topo Maps

Healy A-1 (1949), Healy A-1 (1949), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy A-1 (1952), Healy A-1 (1952), Healy A-1 (1952), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy A-1 SW (2016),
Places Near Alpine Creek
Areas:

C-iidze- Caek-e,

Lakes:

Coal Lake, Grogg Lake, Hatched Lake, Hatchet Lake, Pass Lake, Roosevelt Lake, Swampbuggy Lake, Tenas Lake,

Mountains:

Gold Hill, Lucky Hill, Rusty Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Wedding Pass,

Rivers:

Maclaren River, West Fork Susitna River,

Settlements:

Denali,

Streams:

Alpine Creek, Big Rusty Creek, Black Creek, Caribou Creek, Clearwater Creek, Coal Creek, Craig Creek, Dry Creek, Eldorado Creek, Fox Creek, Grogg Creek, Lake Creek, Little Rusty Creek, Nowater Creek, Raft Creek, Roosevelt Creek, Rusty Creek, Show Me Creek, Surprise Creek, Timberline Creek, Waterfall Creek, White Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Lucky Gulch, Sunny Gulch,