Wiseman is located on the middle fork of the Koyukuk River at the junction of Wiseman Creek in the Brooks Range. It lies just north of Coldfoot on the Dalton Highway, formerly the North Slope Haul Road.
In the early 1900s, locals living in nearby Coldfoot wanted to live closer to the mining on the Nolan and Wiseman Creeks and developed the new community of Wiseman ten miles north. The community was first called "Wrights" after local roadhouse owner B.E. Wright, then it was known as "Nolan", named after the gold-bearing Nolan Creek. The Nolan Post Office was established in 1909, changed its name to Wiseman Post Office in 1923 and was discontinued in 1956. (AK-T1/p1055)
Jennie Creek Lake, Nolan Creek Lake,
Mountains:Dusty Mountain, Gobblers Knob, Grotto Mountain, Kalhabuk Mountain, Midnight Dome, Smith Creek Dome, Vermont Dome,
Mountain Passes:Rivers:Streams:Acme Creek, Adams Creek, Archibald Creek, Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Clara Creek, Cow Creek, Emma Creek, Fay Creek, Grotto Creek, Howard Creek, Japanese Creek, Jennie Creek, Larson Creek, Marion Creek, Minnie Creek, Moose Creek, Myrtle Creek, Nolan Creek, Over Creek, Pasco Creek, Porcupine Creek, Quartz Creek, Right Fork Vermont Creek, Rosie Creek, Sawyer Creek, Slate Creek, Smith Creek, Snowshoe Creek, Swift Creek, Thompson Pup, Vermont Creek, Wiseman Creek,
Valleys:Bluff Gulch, Buckeye Gulch, Confederate Gulch, Coon Gulch, Drinking Cup Gulch, Dry Gulch, Gold Bottom Gulch, Kelly Gulch, Lofty Gulch, Montana Gulch, Montana Gulch, Nutmeg Gulch, Rainbow Gulch, Steep Gulch, Sunrise Gulch, Union Gulch,
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