Information About

Ptarmigan Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ptarmigan Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 45' 31" N,
162 ° 8' 30.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Deering

Tributary to

Candle Creek

Elevation

361 ft (110.03 m)

Ptarmigan Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Candle Creek, 12.5 mi. SW of Candle and 32 mi. NE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Prospectors name reported in 1903 by D.C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 2) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).