Information About

Chalk Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Chalk Creek on The Map

Location

62 ° 29' 43.001" N,
143 ° 9' 52.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Elevation

2963 ft (903.12 m)

Chalk Creek in Detail.

About

in Mentasta Mts., flows SW to Jack Creek E of Lost Creek, 33 mi. SE of Mentasta Pass, Alaska Range. 10 miles long.

History

Locally named, because a prospector named Chalk (complete name not available) committed suicide here in the 1930's; reported in 1939 by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).