Information About

Amphitheatre Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 36' 37.001" N,
142 ° 29' 29" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

2333 ft (711.1 m)

Amphitheatre Creek in Detail.

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

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.

Amphitheatre Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Amphitheatre Creek.

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:

Skolai,

Bars:

Peavine Bar,

Capes:

The Finn, Spruce Point,

Glaciers:

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

Islands:

Squaw Island,

Mine:

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

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Nikolai Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Skolai Range,

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,