Information About

Platinum Creek

Platinum Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2303 ft (701.95 m)
About

in Mentasta Mts., flows SE to Nabesna River, 7.5 mi. NE of Devils Mtn., Alaska Range

History of Platinum Creek

Named by prospectors who found what they t8ough to be platinum in the c gravels; reported in 1903 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).