Information About

Holmes Creek

Holmes Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2362 ft (719.94 m)
About

flows SE from Holmes Pass to Clear River, 4 mi. W of Whiteface Mtn. and 32 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 3.5 miles long.

History of Holmes Creek

Named in 1931 by Marshall (1956, p. 72), for "the great jurist, whom we both admired so much, and who was celebrating his ninetieth birthday at about that time." Marshall was referring to Justic Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1841-1935.