Information About

Pirate Creek

Pirate Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Denali

Nearest City:

Petersville

Elevation:

3081 ft (939.09 m)

About

Located in Denali National Park, heads west of Muldrow Glacier and flows north and west to East Fork Clearwater Creek, 13 miles southeast of Wonder Lake, Alaska Range; the two branches forming its headwaters flow parallel with the west side of Muldow Glacier, which runs through the ridge west of the glacier.

History of Pirate Creek

So named in 1923 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because "the drainage of this creek is a good illustration of stream piracy."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount McKinley B-2 (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-2 (1954), Mount McKinley B-2 (1954), Mount McKinley B-2 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-2 SE (2015),

Places Near Pirate Creek

Capes:

Glaciers:

Brooks Glacier, Muldrow Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Brooks, Central Pyramid Peak, Mount Deception, East Pyramid Peak, Mount Eielson, Mount Eldridge, Mount Galen, Mount Mather, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Oastler Mountain, Ragged Peak, Mount Tripyramid, Wedge Peak, West Pyramid Peak,

Mountain Passes:

The Notch, Oastler Pass, Silverthrone Col,

Reserves:

Denali Wilderness,

Ridges:

Copper Mountain Bar,

Rivers:

Thorofare River,

Streams:

Camp Creek, Coal Creek, Crystal Creek, East Fork Clearwater Creek, East Fork Glen Creek, Glacier Creek, Glen Creek, Gorge Creek, Grant Creek, Intermittent Creek, North Fork Moose Creek, Pirate Creek, Spruce Creek, West Fork Glen Creek, Whistler Creek, Willow Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Valleys: