Information About

Mentasta Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mentasta Creek on The Map

Location

62 ° 58' 4.001" N,
143 ° 20' 57.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Tok

Elevation

2096 ft (638.86 m)

Mentasta Creek in Detail.

About

Heads 6 miles north of Mentasta Lake and flows southeast and east through Mineral Lake to the Little Tok River, 27 miles southwest of Tok, Alaska Range. (AK-T1)

History

So named locally because the old Mentasta Pass telegraph station was located on the West bank of this creek at Eagle Trail crossing. Recent maps show the above heading; previous maps headed the stream north of Mentasta Pass. (AK-T1)

Topo Maps

Nabesna D-5 (1948), Nabesna D-5 (1950), Nabesna D-5 (1950), Nabesna D-5 (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna D-5 (1952), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna D-5 NW (2016),
Places Near Mentasta Creek
Lakes:

Mineral Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Suslota Pass,

Rivers:

Kalutna River, Little Tok River,

Streams:

Buck Creek, Clearwater Creek, Log Cabin Creek, Mentasta Creek, Snowshoe Creek, Trail Creek,

Routes:

Eagle Trail,