Information About

Platinum Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Platinum Creek on The Map

Location

58 ° 53' 42" N,
161 ° 43' 32.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Platinum Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Salmon River, 25 mi. NE of Cape Newenham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published by Mertie (1940, pl. 1 and p. 59). Much mining activity has occurred along this creek since platinum was discovered on Fox Gulch, one of its tributaries, in 1926.

Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island D-6 (1950), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),
Places Near Platinum Creek
Cities:

Tzahavak,

Bays:

Chagvan Bay, Goodnews Bay,

Capes:

North Spit, South Spit,

Cities:

Platinum,

Cliffs:

Flat Cape,

Hills:

Dome, Dome Hill, Puyulik Mountain,

Lakes:

Ilanik Lakes,

Mountains:

Chagvan Mountain, Crater Hill, Kemuk Mountain, Red Mountain, Susie Mountain, Thorsen Mountain,

Pillars:

Pinnacle Rock,

Rivers:

Goodnews River, Kinegnak River, North Fork Slug River, Salmon River, Salmon River, Smalls River, Unaluk River,

Streams:

Anita Creek, Boulder Creek, Camp Creek, Case Creek, Clara Creek, Cleare Bower, Clere Bower, Dome Creek, Dowry Creek, Fog Creek, Happy Creek, Jean Creek, Kookukluk Creek, Kookukluk Creek, Last Chance Creek, Last Chance Creek, McCann Creek, Medicine Creek, Nichlson Creek, Platinum Creek, Puyulik Creek, Quartz Creek, Sasseen Creek, Seattle Creek, Shaw Creek, Squirrel Creek, Susie Creek, Tundra Creek, Ukfigag Creek, Wind Creek,

Valleys:

Dry Gulch, Fox Gulch, Snow Gulch,

Cities:

Goodnews Mining Camp, Kinegnak,