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.

Topo Maps

Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome C-2 (1950), Nome C-2 (1950), Nome C-2 (1950), Nome (1951), Nome (1951), Nome (1957), Nome C-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Colorado Creek
Cities:

Sitnazuak,

Mountains:

Aurora Mountain, Cone Mountain, Elizabeth Mountain, Rodney Mountain,

Rivers:

Cripple River, Penny River, Stewart River,

Streams:

American Creek, Arctic Creek, Ashland Creek, Aurora Creek, Bluff Creek, Boulder Creek, Bowhead Creek, Cleveland Creek, Colorado Creek, Comeni Creek, Daisy Swift Creek, Durrant Creek, Edward Creek, Elizabeth Creek, Fox Creek, Gobler Creek, Gold Run, Granite Creek, Honey Creek, Huckleberry Run, Hungry Creek, Independence Creek, Jessie Creek, Moose Creek, Negsue Creek, Oregon Creek, Practolus Creek, Quartz Creek, Rabbit Creek, Rodney Creek, Rulby Creek, Sealer Creek, Sidney Creek, Slate Creek, Snowshoe Creek, Sonora Creek, Stella Creek, Trinity Creek, Washington Creek, Wheel Creek, Willow Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Carry Gulch, Green Gulch, Gumboot Gulch, Keane Gulch, Mammoth Gulch, May Gulch, Nugget Gulch, Short Gulch, Snowshoe Gulch, Trilby Gulch,