Information About

Tofty

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 5' 35.999" N,
150 ° 52' 37.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Tanana

Elevation

607 ft (185.01 m)

Tofty in Detail.

About

summer population 6, on E bank of Sullivan Creek, 7 mi. SW of Roughtop Mtn. and 35 mi. ESE of Tanana, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Mining camp developed as a supply point for the Sullivan Creek workings about 1908. A post office was established in 1908; discontinued in 1943 (Ricks, 1965, p. 65). Named for A. F. Tofty who discovered gold in the area, and is reported to have taken out 376 oz. in 6 weeks. He died in Britis8 Guiana in 1923.

Topo Maps

Tanana (1951), Tanana (1951), Tanana (1951), Tanana A-2 (1952), Tanana A-2 (1953), Tanana A-2 (1953), Tanana A-2 (1953), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1956), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana (1960), Tanana A-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Tofty
Cities:

Woodchopper,

Mountains:

Manley Hot Springs Dome, Roughtop Mountain,

Ridges:

Bean Ridge, Boulder Ridge, Serpentine Ridge, Serpentine Ridge,

Streams:

Hot Springs Slough,

Streams:

Big Denver Creek, Blowback Creek, Cache Creek, Camp Creek, Cooney Creek, Deep Creek, Dome Creek, Gold Basin Creek, Killarney Creek, Little Denver Creek, McCloud Ranch Creek, Orum Creek, Quartz Creek, Queen Twin Creek, Ready Money Creek, Sandusky Creek, Sullivan Creek, Tamarack Creek, Woodchopper Creek,

Valleys:

Dalton Gulch, Ferguson Draw, Harter Gulch, Hokeley Gulch, Idaho Gulch, Innesvale Gulch, Irish Gulch, Miller Gulch, Tofty Gulch,

Cities:

Tofty,