Information About

Boulder Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Boulder Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 49' 43" N,
148 ° 25' 0.998" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Chickaloon River

Elevation

1106 ft (337.11 m)

Boulder Creek in Detail.

About

heads at glacier terminus, flows SW to Chichaloon River, 3 mi. NE of Chichaloon and 28 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.;

History

Name used by local prospectors; reported in 1898 by Lieutenant Castner, USA, (in Glenn and Abercrombie, 1899, map). In 1898 this stream was also named "Schoonoven Creek," presumably for Private George W. Van Schoonhoven, USA, a member of Captain Glenn's expedition (Mendenhall 1900, map 16).

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage D-4 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-4 (1952), Anchorage D-4 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-4 (1994), Anchorage D-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Boulder Creek
Areas:

Nuk-din-itnu Kaq-, T-uy Kaq-,

Flats:

Boulder Creek Flats,

Glaciers:

Metal Creek Glacier,

Routes:

Turquoise Dragon,

Lakes:

Bonnie Lake, Drill Lake, Fish Lake, Harrison Lake, Ida Lake, Long Lake, Ravine Lake, Rush Lake, Thirtymile Lake, Upper Bonnie Lake,

Mountains:

Castle Mountain, Kings Mountain, Puddingstone Hill, Wardies Peak,

Peaks:

Ice Cream Cone Mountain,

Rivers:

Chickaloon River,

Streams:

Black Shale Creek, Boulder Creek, Boulder Creek, California Creek, Carbon Creek, Carpenter Creek, Coal Creek, Doone Creek, Linquist Creek, Moss Creek, Ninemile Creek, Riley Creek, Saw Mill Creek, Sawmill Creek,

Routes:

Chickaloon River Trail, Chickaloon Trail,

Cities:

Chickaloon,