Information About

Pirate Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 21' 0" N,
150 ° 32' 8.999" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

3081 ft (939.09 m)

Pirate Creek in Detail.

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

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

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:

Green Point,

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,

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:

Four Gulch,