Information About

Folger

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 33' 42.001" N,
156 ° 4' 59.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

McGrath

Elevation

889 ft (270.97 m)

Folger in Detail.

About

on E bank of Cripple Creek, 2.6 mi. SE of its junction with Graham Creek and 32 mi. NE of Ophir, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Mining camp named for nearby Folger Creek. The Folger post office was maintained in the area from 1935 to 1954.

Topo Maps

Ophir (1951), Ophir (1954), Ophir (1954), Ophir (1954), Ophir C-1 (1954), Ophir C-1 (1954),
Places Near Folger
Mine:

Colorado Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Fossil Mountain, Hunch Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Cripple Creek Mountains,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Boston Creek, Butte Creek, Butte Creek, Canyon Creek, Colorado Creek, Creston Creek, Cripple Creek, Dominion Creek, Graham Creek, Idaho Creek, Kimbley Creek, Montana Creek, Quartz Creek, Shorty Creek, South Fork Folger Creek, Wyoming Creek,

Cities:

Folger,