Information About

Cardioceras Creek

Cardioceras Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 3796 ft (1157.02 m)
About

Heads at glacier, flows NE to the Little Nechina River, S of Horsepasure Pass, 19 mi. NW of Tahneta Pass, 96 mi NE of Anchorage, Talkeetna Mts. 6.8 miles long.

History of Cardioceras Creek

Named in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "for the abundant occurrence of well-preserved ammonites (fossils) belonging to the genus Cardioceras."