Alaska Gazetteer
Yellow Jacket Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Yellow Jacket Creek places it within the 99674 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Yellow Jacket Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 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: | "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.""" |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.7936096191 |
| Longitude: | -147.501937866 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Yellow Jacket Creek: Yellow Jacket Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Yellow Jacket Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Glacier View, AK
(9.8 miles WNW) |
Eureka Roadhouse, AK
(14.8 miles NE) |
