Information About

Platinum Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Platinum Creek on The Map

Location

62 ° 25' 41.999" N,
142 ° 45' 13" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Tok

Elevation

2303 ft (701.95 m)

Platinum Creek in Detail.

About

in Mentasta Mts., flows SE to Nabesna River, 7.5 mi. NE of Devils Mtn., Alaska Range

History

Named by prospectors who found what they t8ough to be platinum in the c gravels; reported in 1903 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).