Information About

Stibnite Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stibnite Creek on The Map

Location

63 ° 14' 8.002" N,
143 ° 50' 6" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Tributary to

Tok River

Length

5 mi (8.05 km)

Elevation

2828 ft (861.97 m)

Stibnite Creek in Detail.

About

Flows SW to the Tok River, 2.5 mi above the mouth of Shindata Creek, 27 mi. W of Tok, Alaska Range.

History

Local name published by A. H. Brooks (1916, p. 62), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); given in 1914 because of the discovery of stibnite (the primary ore of antimony) in the vicinity of this stream.