Information About

Shaft Gully

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 56' 20" N,
166 ° 10' 30" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

1152 ft (351.13 m)

Shaft Gully in Detail.

About

heads on E side of North Hill, trends SE to Eldorado Creek, 1.8 mi. NE of The Ears on Ear Mtn., Seward Peninsula High.

History

So named in 1945 by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party because there is a mine shaft nearby. This appears to be the ravine referred to as "Vatney Gulch" by Steidmann and Cathcart (1922, p. 107), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller D-3 (1950), Teller D-3 (1950), Teller D-3 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958), Teller D-3 NE (2014),

Places Near Shaft Gully

Mountains:

Ear Mountain, The Ears, Ears Peak, East Peak, North Hill, West Peak,

Streams:

Deer Creek, Dinsmore Creek, Eldorado Creek, Fox Creek, Goose Creek, Hill Creek, Kreuger Creek, Maston Creek, Middle Fork Eldorado Creek, Nugget Creek, Pinnacle Creek, Saddle Creek, Short Creek, South Fork Eldorado Creek, Step Creek, Tin Creek, Wilkins Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Cabin Gully, Idaho Gulch, Pinnacle Gulch, Shaft Gully, Step Gulch,