Information About

Esch Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Esch Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 28' 23.999" N,
167 ° 10' 34" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Brevig Mission

Elevation

246 ft (74.98 m)

Esch Creek in Detail.

About

in York Mts., flows SE to Lost River 28 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 3 miles long.

History

Named in 1940 by J. B. Mertie, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "after Peter Esch, deceased, a former prospector and assayer of this area". Shown as "West Creek" on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.