Information About

The Gorge

The Gorge

Quick Facts

Region:

Anchorage

Nearest City:

Palmer

Elevation:

197 ft (60.05 m)

About

along course of Lake Fork Knik River, 20 mi. SE of Palmer, Chugach Mts. 5 miles long.

History of The Gorge

Descriptive name reported in 1951 by K. H. Stone (1963, p. 33).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage B-5 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage B-5 (1994), Anchorage B-5 NE (2013),

Places Near The Gorge

Bars:

Crossway, Low Ridge,

Capes:

Colony Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Colony Glacier, Hunter Creek Glacier,

Lakes:

Lake George, Inner Lake George, Lower Lake George, Upper Lake George,

Mountains:

Knik Mountain, Mount Palmer,

Peaks:

Big Timber Peak, Booty Peak, Castle Rocks, Devils Club Peak, Fissle Peak, Hale-Bopp Peak, Hat Trick Mountain, Hunters Peak, Mountaineers Peak, Siwash Peak, The Gorgemeister, Troublesome Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier Fork Knik River, Lake Fork Knik River,

Streams:

Big Timber Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Fall Creek, Fourteen Creek, Friday Creek, Hunter Creek, Metal Creek, Paradise Creek, Troublesome Creek,

Valleys: