Information About

Pedro Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pedro Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 58' 44" N,
147 ° 32' 26.999" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Fox

Tributary to

Goldstream Creek

Elevation

912 ft (277.98 m)

Pedro Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW joins Gilmore Creek to form Goldstream Creek 10 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon=Tanana High.

History

Named for Felix Pedro who discovered gold while prspecting in the valley in July, 1902, thereby starting the stampede to the area. Name reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine in (Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Pedro Creek
Cities:

Cleary, Dome Camp, Eldorado Camp, Engineer, Gilmore, Golden City, Pedro Camp, Vault,

Cities:

Fairbanks, Fox,

Cliffs:

Pilot Bluff,

Dams:

NASA Tracking Station Dam Number 1, NASA Tracking Station Dam Number 2,

Flats:

Poker Flat,

Hills:

Browns Hill, Lakloey Hill, Sage Hill,

Islands:

Bentley Island, Goose Island, Meridian Island,

Lakes:

Goldstream Lakes, Liwa Lake, Lundgren Pond, Monterey Lake, Olnes Pond, Sirlin Drive Pond,

Mine:

Cleary Hill Mine, Fairbanks Pit, McCarty Mine, Newsboy Mine,

Mountains:

Approach Hill, Birch Hill, Gilmore Dome, Haystack Mountain, Mount Lulu Fairbanks, Pedro Dome, Tungsten Hill,

Parks:

Bentley Park, Growden Memorial Park,

Ridges:

Little Chena Prong,

Rivers:

Little Chena River,

Streams:

Chena Slough,

Streams:

Babe Creek, Backman Creek, Bedrock Creek, Bellows Creek, Calder Creek, Captain Creek, Caribou Creek, Chatham Creek, Clear Creek, Cleary Creek, Columbia Creek, Cora Creek, Cripple Creek, Deadwood Creek, Discontented Pup, Dome Creek, Dora Creek, Engineer Creek, Evening Star Creek, First Chance Creek, Flume Creek, Fox Creek, Georgie Creek, Gilmore Creek, Glacier Creek, Glacier Creek, Glenn Creek, Gold Run, Goose Creek, Granite Creek, Hill Creek, Hopper Creek, Independence Creek, Isabella Creek, Jessila Creek, Johnson Creek, Last Chance Creek, Little Blanche Creek, Little Eldorado Creek, Little Poker Creek, Little Queenie Creek, Little Willow Creek, Louis Creek, Lulu Creek, Melba Creek, Middle Fork Willow Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek Number 1, Moose Creek Number 2, Murray Creek, Nugget Creek, Pat Creek, Pedro Creek, Pilot Creek, Poker Creek, Rex Creek, Rose Creek, Ruby Creek, Ruby Creek, Seattle Creek, Silver Creek, Skoogy Creek, Spruce Creek, Steamboat Creek, Steele Creek, Tamarack Creek, Thirtymile Slough, Tom Creek, Treasure Creek, Twin Creek, Victoria Creek, Wigwam Creek, Wildcat Creek, Willow Creek, Willow Creek, Wolf Creek,

Routes:

Grapefruit Rocks, Haystack Mountain Trail,

Valleys:

Dark Hollow, French Gulch, Gay Gulch, Irish Gulch, Marshall Gulch, Silver Gulch, Tungsten Gulch, Whiskey Gulch,

Cities:

Badger, Bjerrmark, Chatanika, Clear Creek Park, Dennis Manor, Graehl, Hamilton Acres, Lemeta, Olnes, Slaterville, South Fairbanks,