Information About

Rainbow Creek

Rainbow Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Anchorage
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 52 ft (15.85 m)
About

flows SW from Suicide Peak to N shore of Turnagain Arm, 15 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History of Rainbow Creek

Name used by local prospectors; reported in 1895 by Becker (1898, p. 82), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Rainbow Creek
Airports:

Wolf Peak,

Bays:

Turnagain Arm,

Beaches:

Patricks Beach (not official),

Capes:

Beluga Point, Gull Rock, Windy Point,

Streams:

Middle Fork Campbell Creek,

Dams:

Lake -O- the Hills Dam,

Routes:

Black Lake Falls, Easy Money, Even Hookers Get the Blues, Flame Out, Freak Street, Hypercard, O’Malley Falls, Organ Pipes, Ptarmigan Pillar, Roadside Attraction, Ski Tracks, Twin Pillars, Water World,

Islands:

Halfway Island,

Lakes:

Cheney Lake, Cochise Lake, Diablo Pond, Goose Lake, Hidden Lake, Lake Hideaway, Hillstrand Pond, Long Lake, Lake -O- the Hills, Lake Otis, Rabbit Lake, Ship Lake, Tanaina Lake, University Lake, Waldron Lake, Williwan Lakes,

Locales:

Austrian Bowl, Ball Field, Bidarka, Black Lake Chute, Binge Bowl, French Bowl, German Bowl, Hugh's Bowl, Italian Bowl, KCK, North Wedgie, O'Malley Gully, Ship Creek Bowl, South Wedgie, Swiss Bowl, Thin White Line, Tiki Cruiser, Windboard Love, Wolverine Chutes,

Mine:

Downing Mine, Hirshey Mine, Nearhouse Mine, Pearson Mine, Robinson-Bowman Mine, Sunshine Lakes,

Mountains:

Avalanche Mountain, Bidarka Peak, Blueberry Knoll, Flattop Mountain, Indianhouse Mountain, McHugh Peak, Near Point, O-Malley Peak, Ptarmigan Peak, Rainbow Peak, The Ramp, South Yuyanq’ Ch’ex, Tanaina Peak, Temptation Peak, The Wedge, Mount Williwaw, Wolverine Peak,

Parks:

Lake Otis Park, Arnold L Muldoon Park, Bancroft Park, Baxter Bog Park, Campbell Creek Park, Carlson Park, David Green Park, Far North Bicentennial Park, Forsythe Park, Goose Lake Park, Hamilton Park, Hillside Park, Jacobson Park, Little Rabbit Creek Bluff Park, Lore Park, Nancy Park, Nichols Park, Oceanview Park, Potter Ravine Park, Rabbit Creek Park, Russian Jack Springs Park, Ruth Arcand Park, Sitka Street Park, Stephenson Park, Storck Park, Tkishla Park, University Park, Wickersham Park,

Mountain Passes:

Indian Creek Pass, Powerline Pass, South Ship Lake Pass, West Ship Lake Pass,

Peaks:

Peak 3, Cedar Point, Elliot, Extra Point, Falls Peak, False Peak, Flaketop Peak, Hidden Peak, Homicide Peak, Hope Mountain, Hope Point, Kanchee Peak, Knoya Peak, Koktoya Peak, Little O'Malley, North Avalanche Mountain, North Yuyanq’ Ch’ex, Peak Two, Shaman Dome, South Avalanche Mountain, South Powerline Peak, The Dome, The Sail, Tikishla Peak,

Ridges:

Bird Ridge,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Bay Creek, Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Bedrock Creek, Bird Creek, Black Creek, Bonanza Creek, Caribou Creek, Coeur d-Alene Creek, Cripple Creek, Cub Creek, Falls Creek, Highland Creek, Indian Creek, Island Creek, Johnson Creek, Little Rabbit Creek, Little Survival Creek, McHugh Creek, Middle Branch South Fork Chester Creek, Middle Fork Chester Creek, Nelson Creek, North Branch South Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Campbell Creek, North Fork Chester Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, Old Woman Creek, Palmer Creek, Penguin Creek, Porcupine Creek, Potter Creek, Rabbit Creek, Rainbow Creek, Resurrection Creek, Rimrock Creek, Sixmile Creek, South Branch South Fork Chester Creek, South Fork Campbell Creek, South Fork Chester Creek, Sunrise Creek, Sunset Creek, Taylor Creek, Walker Creek, Wildhorse Creek, Willow Creek, Wolf Creek,

Routes:

Alder Trail, Alder Trail Part 2, Anchorage Overlook Trail, Avalanche Peak, Ballpark Trail, Bird Creek Trail, Bird Ridge Interpretive Trail, Bird Ridge Trail, Bird Valley Trail, Blueberry Hollow Trail, Blueberry Loop Trail, Bull Rock Trail, Denali View Trail, Falls Creek Trail, Flattop Mountain Alternate Trail, Flattop Mountain Trail, Gasline Trail, Golden Grass Trail, Grand View Trail, Hemlock Knob Trail, Hidden Lake Trail, Indian Creek Pass Trail, Little Loop Trail, Little Omalley Trail, Long Lake Trail, Lost Cabin Valley Trail, McHugh Lake Trail, Middle Fork Loop Trail, Near Point Trail, North Fork Trail, Panorama View Trail, Penguin Peak Trail, Picnic Loop Trail, Powerline Access Trail, Powerline Trail, Ptarmigan Pass Trail, Rabbit Lake Trail, Ramp Trail, Ship Lake Pass Trail, Silver Fern Trail, South Fork Rim Trail, Spencer Loop Trail, Spencer Trail, Turnagain Arm Interpretive Trail, Turnagain Arm Trail, White Spruce Trail, Williwaw Lakes Trail, Wolverine Bowl Loop Trail, Wolverine Bowl Trail, Wolverine Peak Trail,

Valleys:

Campbell Creek Canyon, Gold Gulch,

Cities:

Airport Heights, Basher, Bonibrook, City View, DeBarr Vista, Grandview Gardens, Green Acres, Hope, Indian, Knik Heights, Lindale, Nunaka Valley, Potter Hill, Rogers Park, Rogers Park, Traversie,