Information About

Uncompahgre Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Uncompahgre Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 8' 44.002" N,
142 ° 53' 29" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Circle

Elevation

965 ft (294.13 m)

Uncompahgre Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Charley River, 12 mi. S of that stream's junction with Yukon River, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Probably named by prospectors from the mining area of southwestern Colorado, Here this Ute Indian name was common; from an unpublished map by E. J. Chamberlain, dated 1902.

Topo Maps

Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River A-4 (1956), Charley River A-4 (1956),
Places Near Uncompahgre Creek
Cliffs:

Chester Bluff,

Mountains:

Mount Sorenson,

Parks:

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve,

Rivers:

Charley River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Ben Creek, Bonanza Creek, Cultas Creek, Diamond Fork, Drayham Creek, Erickson Creek, Everett Creek, Flat Creek, Hoyt Creek, Marks Creek, Nora Creek, Orthmer Creek, Pendergast Pup, Sam Creek, Sawyer Creek, Silvia Creek, Todd Creek, Uncompahgre Creek,

Valleys:

Irish Gulch,