Information About

Pioneer Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pioneer Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 10' 40.001" N,
150 ° 12' 24.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Minto

Elevation

938 ft (285.9 m)

Pioneer Creek in Detail.

About

formed by junction of its North Fork and Deadwood Creek, flows SW to Eureka Creek at village of Eureka, 23 mi. S of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by Prindle and Hess (1906, p. 85), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Gold was discovered here on What Cheer Bar in 1902.

Topo Maps

Tanana (1951), Tanana (1951), Tanana (1951), Tanana A-1 (1952), Tanana A-1 (1952), Tanana A-1 (1952), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana A-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Pioneer Creek
Cliffs:

Overland Bluff,

Lakes:

Baker Lake,

Mountains:

Baldry Mountain, Elephant Mountain, Eureka Dome,

Mountain Ranges:

Dugan Hills,

Settlements:

Eureka,

Streams:

Alabama Creek, Alameda Creek, Aloha Creek, Alpha Creek, American Creek, Applegate Creek, Łochenyatth Creek, Boothby Creek, Boston Creek, Boulder Creek, Cairo Creek, Chapman Creek, Chicago Creek, Chicago Creek, Chicken Creek, Deadwood Creek, Doric Creek, Eureka Creek, Glenn Creek, Goff Creek, Gold Run, Goldpan Creek, Granite Creek, Horse Creek, Hutlinana Creek, Hutlitakwa Creek, Joe Bush Creek, Jordan Creek, Joseph Creek, Kentucky Creek, Lost Creek, McKinley Creek, Ninetytwo Pup, North Fork Pioneer Creek, Nugget Creek, Omega Creek, Pioneer Creek, Rhode Island Creek, Seattle Creek, Seattle Junior Creek, Silverbow Creek, Skookum Creek, Slate Creek, Spruce Creek, Ten Pup, Thanksgiving Creek, Triple Creek, Trout Creek, Unanimous Creek,