Information About

Jumbo Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 30' 11.002" N,
142 ° 53' 40.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

2320 ft (707.14 m)

Jumbo Creek in Detail.

About

Heads 0.6 mi SW of Bonanza Peak, flowing SW to Root Glacier near its junction with Kennicott Glacier, 4.8 mi N of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1908 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy C-6 (1959), McCarthy C-6 (1959), McCarthy C-6 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy C-6 (1993), McCarthy C-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Jumbo Creek

Cities:

Cities:

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Gates Glacier, Kennicott Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier, Stairway Icefall, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Camel Lake, Hidden Creek Lake, Star Lake, Threemile Lake, Wheat Lake,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Green Butte Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Regal Mine,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Green Butte, Porphyry Mountain, Sourdough Peak,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge, Sourdough Hill,

Rivers:

Kennicott River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Chititu Creek, Dimond Creek, East Fork McCarthy Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lubbe Creek, May Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Nikolai Creek, Swift Creek, Tractor Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Kaufman Gulch, Sawmill Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott, May Creek,