Information About

Mentasta Creek

Name: Mentasta Creek
Address: Tok, Alaska

Mentasta Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Tok

Elevation:

2096 ft (638.86 m)

About

Heads 6 miles north of Mentasta Lake and flows southeast and east through Mineral Lake to the Little Tok River, 27 miles southwest of Tok, Alaska Range. (AK-T1)

History of Mentasta Creek

So named locally because the old Mentasta Pass telegraph station was located on the West bank of this creek at Eagle Trail crossing. Recent maps show the above heading; previous maps headed the stream north of Mentasta Pass. (AK-T1)

Found on the following Topo Maps

Nabesna D-5 (1948), Nabesna D-5 (1950), Nabesna D-5 (1950), Nabesna D-5 (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna D-5 (1952), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna D-5 NW (2016),

Places Near Mentasta Creek

Lakes:

Mineral Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Suslota Pass,

Rivers:

Kalutna River, Little Tok River,

Streams:

Buck Creek, Clearwater Creek, Log Cabin Creek, Mentasta Creek, Snowshoe Creek, Trail Creek,

Routes:

Eagle Trail,