Information About

Backman Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Backman Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 4' 23.999" N,
147 ° 44' 49.999" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Fox

Elevation

551 ft (167.94 m)

Backman Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Chatanika River, 16 mi. N of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 2.3 miles long.

History

Named by prospectors. Name published in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as Beckman Creek; local usage has been adopted for the present spelling.

Places Near Backman Creek
Cities:

Dome Camp, Engineer, Gilmore, Vault,

Cities:

Fox,

Lakes:

Ace Lake, Ballaine Lake, Caribou Lake, Goldstream Lakes, Lake Killarney, Liwa Lake, Middle Lake, Olnes Pond, Lake Paul, Reindeer Lake, Smith Lake, Star Lake,

Mine:

Gold Mine,

Mountains:

Birch Hill, Haystack Mountain, Mount Lulu Fairbanks,

Parks:

Troth Yeddha- Park,

Ridges:

Troth Yeddha',

Streams:

Any Creek, Babe Creek, Backman Creek, Big Eldorado Creek, Calder Creek, Cleary Creek, Cushman Creek, Discontented Pup, Dome Creek, Eagle Creek, Engineer Creek, Eureka Creek, First Chance Creek, Flume Creek, Fox Creek, Frenchman Creek, Georgie Creek, Gilmore Creek, Glacier Creek, Glacier Creek, Glenn Creek, Gold Run, Gunnison Creek, Hastings Creek, Hattie Creek, Independence Creek, Isabella Creek, Jessila Creek, Jussila Creek, Last Chance Creek, Little Blanche Creek, Little Eldorado Creek, Little Queenie Creek, Little Willow Creek, Lost Horse Creek, Louis Creek, Middle Fork Willow Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek Number 1, Moose Creek Number 2, Murray Creek, O-Connor Creek, Our Creek, Pearl Creek, Pedro Creek, Ruby Creek, Saint Patrick Creek, Sargent Creek, Seattle Creek, Silver Creek, Snowshoe Creek, Spruce Creek, Treasure Creek, Vault Creek, Wigwam Creek, Wildcat Creek, Willow Creek, Windy Creek,

Routes:

Grapefruit Rocks, Haystack Mountain Trail, Moose Creek Trail, Trail Creek Trail Fairbanks,

Valleys:

French Gulch, Irish Gulch, Marshall Gulch, Silver Gulch, Tungsten Gulch, Whiskey Gulch,

Cities:

Aurora, College, Dogpatch, Lemeta, Musk Ox, Olnes, Totem Park,