Information About

Uncompahgre Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Uncompahgre Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 8' 44.002" N,
142 ° 53' 29" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Circle

Elevation

965 ft (294.13 m)

Uncompahgre Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Charley River, 12 mi. S of that stream's junction with Yukon River, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Probably named by prospectors from the mining area of southwestern Colorado, Here this Ute Indian name was common; from an unpublished map by E. J. Chamberlain, dated 1902.