Information About

Amphitheatre Creek

Amphitheatre Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Elevation:

2333 ft (711.1 m)

About

Heading in the moraine of a glacier, just NE of Nizina Mountain, and flowing ESE to the W side of Nizina Glacier near its terminal end, 17 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. 2.2 miles long.

History of Amphitheatre Creek

Named in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., and D. L. Jones, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the stream heads in a spectacular basin-like feature termed the amphitheatre.

Found on the following Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy C-4 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-4 (1993), McCarthy C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Amphitheatre Creek

Cities:

Bars:

Capes:

The Finn, Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

Nizina Glacier, Regal Glacier, Rohn Glacier, Shelter Valley Glacier, Whiskey Hill Glacier,

Islands:

Mine:

Binocular Prospect, Nelson Prospect, Nikolai Mine, Radovan Prospect,

Mountains:

Chimney Mountain, Chitistone Mountain, Nizina Mountain, Tinplate Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Mountain Ranges:

Rivers:

Chitistone River, West Fork Nizina River,

Streams:

Amphitheatre Creek, Doubtful Creek, Glacier Creek, Grotto Creek, Gurkin Creek, Lime Springs Creek, Moonshine Creek, Skolai Creek, Toby Creek,

Valleys:

Contact Gulch, Pack Gulch, Radovan Gulch,

Amphitheatre Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Amphitheatre Creek.