Information About

Irish Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Irish Creek on The Map

Location

67 ° 59' 47" N,
150 ° 50' 25.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

2139 ft (651.97 m)

Irish Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE from Blackface Mtn. to Ernie Creek, 25 mi. SE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 2.5 miles long.

History

Named in 1930 by Rovert Marshall for a local long-time prospector, Charlie Irish, "who first explored this creek."

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 Irish Creek
Glaciers:

East Alapah Glacier, West Alapah Glacier,

Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Alapah Mountain, Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Cockedhat Mountain, Mount Doonerak, Frigid Crags, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, North Peak, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

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

Streams:

Alinement Creek, Bombardment Creek, Ernie Creek, Fish 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,