Information About

Cassiterite Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Brevig Mission

Elevation:

236 ft (71.93 m)

About

in York Mts., flows SW to Lost River which flows to Bering Sea, 27 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 3 miles long.

History of Cassiterite Creek

Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Collier (1904, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for the mineral cassiterite which occurs in its valley.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958), Teller B-5 NE (2014),

Places Near Cassiterite Creek

Mine:

Lost River Mines,

Mountains:

Brooks Mountain, Cassiterite Peak, Deer Horn Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

York Mountains,

Rivers:

Lost River, Rapid River,

Streams:

Alma Creek, Camp Creek, Cassiterite Creek, Clara Creek, Crystal Creek, Curve Creek, Esch Creek, Koleebue Creek, Kotzebue Creek, Mariposa Creek, Peluck Creek, Price Creek, Tin Creek,