Information About

Grizzly Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

2615 ft (797.05 m)

About

flows SE, then SW, from a glacier on Limestack Mtn. to Ernie Creek 23 mi. E of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 7 miles long.

History of Grizzly Creek

In reporting his naming of this stream, Marshall (1956, p. 19) first recounted the events of the previous day when two grizzlies had sent the horses running. Finally he wrote, "I set out up the northeast fork, which we named Grizzly Creek because of our recent adventure."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Grizzly Creek

Glaciers:

East Alapah Glacier, West Alapah Glacier,

Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Alapah Mountain, Alapah Mountain, Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Cockedhat Mountain, Fan Mountain, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, Marshmallow Mountain, North Peak, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Ernie Pass, Holmes Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Alinement Creek, Bombardment Creek, Ernie Creek, Grizzly Creek, Irish Creek, Kachwona Creek, Kenunga Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,