Information About

Quartz Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Quartz Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 31' 19.999" N,
145 ° 29' 26.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glennallen

Tributary to

Tonsina Lake

Tributaries

Bear Creek,

Elevation

1916 ft (584 m)

Quartz Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW 11 mi. to outlet of Tonsina Lake, 37 mi. NE of Valdez; Chugach Mts.

History

prospectors' name reported in 1899 by several members of Captain W. R. Abercrombie's expedition.

Topo Maps

Valdez C-4 (1951), Valdez C-4 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez C-4 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez C-4 (1996), Valdez C-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Quartz Creek
Cities:

Tiekel,

Lakes:

Tonsina Lake,

Mountains:

Rice Mountain, Mount Simpson,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Glacier Creek, Greyling Creek, Hurtle Creek, Quartz Creek, Rainbow Creek, Twin Lake Creek,