Information About

Yellow Jacket Creek

Yellow Jacket Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Elevation:
  • 2024 ft (616.92 m)
About

Heads near the central part of the crest of Sheep Mountain, flowing S to the East Fork Matanuska River, 4.6 mi E of Glacier Point, 55 mi. NE of Palmer, Copper River Basin.

History of Yellow Jacket Creek

Local name reported by C. F. Fuechsel, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1950. So named because the rocks along the side of the stream are "bright yellow, red, and white."