Information About

Ernie Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 54' 43.999" N,
150 ° 50' 38" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1663 ft (506.88 m)

Ernie Creek in Detail.

About

flows S from Ernie Pass to North Fork Koyukuk River, 28 mi. SE of Anaktuvuk Pass and 39 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 14 miles long.

History

Named about 1930 by Marshall (1956, p. 7, 8) for "Ernie Johnson of Bettles, the most famous trapper of the North Fork * * * ."

Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-2 (1971), Wiseman D-2 NW (2017),
Places Near Ernie Creek
Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Frigid Crags, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, North Peak, Redstar Mountain, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Ernie Pass, Gates of the Arctic, Holmes Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Bombardment Creek, Cladonia Creek, Ernie Creek, Fish Creek, Fishless Creek, Grizzly Creek, Irish Creek, Kachwona Creek, Kenunga Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,