Information About

Snowslide Gulch

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Snowslide Gulch on The Map

Location

58 ° 50' 6" N,
135 ° 2' 38" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

528 ft (160.93 m)

Snowslide Gulch in Detail.

About

on upper tributary of Johnson Creek, 3.5 mi. SE of Point Sherman on Lynn Canal and 44 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

The name first appeared in mining records in 1881, when Richard Dailey, Charles B. Sherry, and James E. Woods claimed water in the gulch for mining purposes. The name is derived from the heavy snow slides down this gulch each spring (DeArmond, 1957, p. 40). This name was reported in local use in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Juneau D-4 (1949), Juneau D-4 (1949), Juneau D-4 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau D-4 (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau D-4 SE (2017),
Places Near Snowslide Gulch
Bars:

Sherman Rock,

Bays:

Berners Bay, Boat Harbor, Bridget Cove, Echo Cove, William Henry Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint Mary, Point Bridget, Cove Point, Danger Point, Lance Point, Point Sherman,

Channels:

Lynn Canal,

Islands:

Eldred Rock, Kataguni Island, Mab Island,

Lakes:

Antler Lake, Evelyn Lake, Independence Lake,

Mine:

Alaska Endicott Mine, Comet Mines, Horrible Mine, Ivanhoe Mine, Jualin Mine, Kensington Mine, Ophir Mine,

Mountains:

Lions Head Mountain,

Peaks:

Pheobe Peak, Rotting Death Spire, Selby, Sophia Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Kakuhan Range,

Rivers:

Antler River, Beardslee River, Berners River, Endicott River, Gilkey River, Lace River,

Streams:

Canyon Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Johnson Creek, Ophir Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sherman Creek, Slate Creek, South Fork Cowee Creek, Sweeny Creek, William Henry Creek,

Routes:

Davies Creek Trail, Point Bridget Trail,

Valleys:

Snowslide Gulch,