Information About

Step Gulch

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Step Gulch on The Map

Location

65 ° 54' 51.001" N,
166 ° 13' 8" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

1220 ft (371.86 m)

Step Gulch in Detail.

About

On the S side of Ear Mountain, heds in the saddle between West Peak and Ears Peak, from which Step Creek flows SE to Crosby Creek 0.5 mi below the mouth of Pinnacle Creek, Seward Peninsula Highlands.

History

So named in 1945 by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party "for the conspicuous step like flats on the fill of its bed in the headwater portion."

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 Step Gulch
Mountains:

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

Streams:

Deer Creek, Dinsmore Creek, Eldorado Creek, Fox Creek, Gay Creek, Goose Creek, Kreuger Creek, Maria Creek, Maston Creek, Middle Fork Eldorado Creek, Pinnacle Creek, Quartz 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,