Information About

Ernie Creek

Ernie Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

1663 ft (506.88 m)

About

flows S from Ernie Pass to North Fork Koyukuk River, 28 mi. SE of Anaktuvuk Pass and 39 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 14 miles long.

History of Ernie Creek

Named about 1930 by Marshall (1956, p. 7, 8) for "Ernie Johnson of Bettles, the most famous trapper of the North Fork * * * ."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-2 (1971), Wiseman D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Ernie Creek

Lakes:

Mountains:

Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Frigid Crags, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, North Peak, Redstar Mountain, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Ernie Pass, Gates of the Arctic, Holmes Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Bombardment Creek, Cladonia Creek, Ernie Creek, Fish Creek, Fishless Creek, Grizzly Creek, Irish Creek, Kachwona Creek, Kenunga Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,