Information About

Whymper Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Whymper Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 37' 23.002" N,
149 ° 36' 2.002" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Minto

Elevation

502 ft (153.01 m)

Whymper Creek in Detail.

About

flows NE to Lynx Creek, 20 mi. NE of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High

History

Name originally applied to Hess Creek in 1866-67 by Captain Frank Ketchum, leader of the Western Union Telegraph Company Expedition, for Fredrick Whymper, English artist with the party. However, when gold was discovered in the area by Mike Hess in 1892, the larger stream came to be known as Hess Creek.

Topo Maps

Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1951), Livengood (1951), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood C-6 (1956), Livengood C-6 (1956), Livengood C-6 (1956), Livengood C-6 SE (2017),
Places Near Whymper Creek
Mountains:

Raven Creek Hill,

Streams:

Clinton Creek, Gunnison Creek, Hess Creek, Huron Creek, Isom Creek, Lynx Creek, McDermott Creek, Miller Creek, Raven Creek, Sluicebox Creek, Texas Creek, Troublesome Creek, Union Creek, Union Creek, Whymper Creek, Willow Creek,