Information About

Colorado Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Colorado Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 34' 59.999" N,
165 ° 48' 0" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Nome

Elevation

105 ft (32 m)

Colorado Creek in Detail.

About

heads on Cone Mtn., flows SW to Cripple River, 13 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 1 mile long.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Schrader and Brooks, 1900, map 2) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee shows two streams, "Dog" and "Ryan," heading on Cone Mountain and flowing SW to Cripple River. Recent topographic maps do not show these streams.