Information About

Steelhead Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

Elevation:

33 ft (10.06 m)

About

In Glacier Bay National Monument, flows SE and SW to Gulf of Alaska, 4.5 mi. SE of Harbor Point, 83 mi. NW of Hoonah, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History of Steelhead Creek

Local name reported by J. B. Mertie (in Smith and others, 1933, p. 118 and fig. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was called "Gaskal Creek" by members of the Harvard-Dartmouth Expedition, 1933-34 (Washburn and Goldthwait, 1936, map).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather C-5 (1961), Mount Fairweather C-5 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Steelhead Creek

Bars:

Cormorant Rock, La Chaussee Spit, Passage Rock,

Bays:

Anchorage Cove, Crillon Inlet, Gilbert Inlet, Lituya Bay,

Capes:

Cenotaph Point, Harbor Point, Three Saints Point,

Glaciers:

Cascade Glacier, Desolation Glacier, Huscroft Glacier, Klooch Glacier, Lituya Glacier, Lookout Glacier,

Hills:

The Paps,

Islands:

Cenotaph Island,

Lakes:

Crillon Lake, Fish Lake, Grassy Pond,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Bay Peak, Cairn Peak, Carin Peak, Mount Escures, Grassy Mountain, North Dome, South Billy Goat Mountain,

Ridges:

Grassy Ridge, Solomon Railroad,

Rivers:

Crillon River, Dagelet River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Butcher Creek, Campbell Creek, Coal Creek, Eagle Creek, Echo Creek, Fall Creek, Fish Creek, Fourmile Creek, Mineral Creek, Mudslide Creek, Portage Creek, Steelhead Creek, Topsy Creek, Whale Creek,

Valleys:

Desolation Valley,