Information About

Bombardment Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 55' 43" N,
150 ° 42' 56.002" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Wiseman

Elevation

1798 ft (548.03 m)

Bombardment Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW from Midnight Mtn. to North Fork Koyukuk River, 2 mi. N of Hanging Glacier Mtn. and 38 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range; 4 miles long.

History

Named in 1939 by Marshall (1956, p. 148) who wrote, "Marvelous waterfalls were plunging down on every side. I was continuously in their spray, so narrow was the chasm* * *. In this mile and a half I counted thirteen falls with an estimated drop of 200 feet or more* * *.