Information About

Pyramid Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 52' 50.999" N,
150 ° 52' 0.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1581 ft (481.89 m)

Pyramid Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW from Holmes Pass 4 mi. NW of Boreal Mtn., to North Fork Koyukuk River 39 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range

History

Named in 1929 by Robert Marshall (1956, p. 14) who wrote "it (the creek) cut into a deep gulch surrounded by a whole series of pyramid-shaped mountains . Consequently we called the stream 'Pyramid Creek'."

Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-2 (1971), Wiseman D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Pyramid Creek

Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Frigid Crags, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, Moving Mountain, Redstar Mountain, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Ernie Pass, Gates of the Arctic, Holmes Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Bombardment Creek, Cladonia Creek, Ernie Creek, Fish Creek, Fishless Creek, Grizzly Creek, Irish Creek, Kachwona Creek, Kenunga Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,