Getting To Mastodon Dome

From Fairbanks head north on the Steese Highway about 100 miles, turn right (south) on to Miller Creek Rd / Mastadon Dome Rd. If you cross the bridge over Mammoth Creek you just missed the turn. There should be a Mammoth Creek sign at the bridge. The road follows Mammoth Creek, stay to the left twice. You'll need to park at the end and hike up the along the creek and a little west to the summit.

History of Mastodon Dome

Named by prospectors; reported in 1896 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Spurr, 1898, pl. 39).Naming: Mastodon Dome was a name given by local prospectors and recorded in 1896 by USGS. It was named after the creek in which fossil mastodon bones were found in the "muck" along the creek.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Mastodon Dome

Mastodon Dome, Porcupine Dome,

Eagle Summit,

Mastodon Fork, Miller Fork,

Acme Creek, Anvil Creek, Bates Creek, Bonanza Creek, Clums Fork, Clums Fork Birch Creek, Dexter Creek, Eagle Creek, Gold Dust Creek, Great Unknown Creek, Harrison Fork, Independence Creek, Malburn Creek, Mammoth Creek, Mastodon Creek, Mastodon Fork Eagle Creek, McLean Creek, Miller Creek, Miller Fork Eagle Creek, North Fork Harrison Creek, Porcupine Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, South Fork Harrison Creek, Stack Pup, Yankee Creek,

Pinnell Trail,

Baker Gulch, Caribou Gulch, Fortytwo Gulch, Granite Gulch, Grognon Gulch,

Miller House,