Information About

Balm of Gilead Gulch

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

White Mountain

Elevation:

394 ft (120.09 m)

About

trends NE to Crooked Creek which flows to Ophir Creek, 8 mi. N of Council and 16 mi. SE of Mount Bendeleben, Seward Peninsula Highlands. 1 mile long.

History of Balm of Gilead Gulch

Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists (in Collier and others, 1908, p.254), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Reported as "Balm" on a map of Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bendeleben A-4 (1950), Bendeleben A-4 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben A-4 (1970), Bendeleben A-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Balm of Gilead Gulch

Mountains:

Chauik Mountain, King Mountain, Mount Mordaunt,

Mountain Ranges:

Bendeleben Mountains,

Rivers:

Bear River,

Streams:

Albion Creek, Baker Creek, Basin Creek, Bennett Creek, Brownie Creek, California Creek, Camper Creek, Charles Creek, Colin Creek, Crooked Creek, DeCarey Creek, Demon Creek, Dillon Creek, Dry Mystery Creek, Dutch Creek, Eclipse Creek, Flat Creek, Fox Creek, Gold Creek, Grouse Creek, Harrison Creek, Helena Creek, Holyoke Creek, Johnson Creek, Lanagan Creek, Lumber Creek, Machie Creek, Marlan Creek, Mason Creek, McKelvie Creek, Melsing Creek, Monte Carlo Creek, Mud Creek, Mystery Creek, Nappy Creek, Native Creek, Ophir Creek, Oxide Creek, Pennant Creek, Portland Creek, Portland Creek, Ready Bullion Creek, Red Creek, Richter Creek, Rock Creek, Russel Creek, Sardine Creek, Snowball Creek, Stab Creek, Sunnyside Creek, Sweetcake Creek, Thistle Creek, Trilby Creek, Trout Creek, Utica Creek, Virginia Creek,

Valleys:

Balm of Gilead Gulch, Ophir Gulch,

Cities:

Council,