DAN CREEK, OLDEST OPERATING GOLD MINE IN ALASKA

 

Dan Creek is located  in the heart of Wrangell St. Elias National Park which has been characterized as "one of the scenic wonders of the world".  Twenty miles east of McCarthy, Alaska across the Nizina River, Dan Creek was mined continuously until the present day.  Gold has been the chief yield, although forty tons of copper nuggets also have been produced and Dan Creek is famed as the discovery site of a three-ton copper nugget which resides at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.

 

Google Earth view of Dan Creek and surrounding mountains

Wrangell Mountain Air Beaver unloading people and supplies on the Dan Creek Airstrip at the foot of Williams Peak.

About

Who we are and where is Dan Creek located.

TRANSPORTATION

How to get to Dan Creek.

Group of local snowmachiners on Chititu Creek in Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

RECREATION

Things to do at Dan Creek.

Dan Creek subdivision showing sold and unsold lots.

DOCUMENTS

Plat map, maintenance and covenant agreement.

View from the mouth of Dan Creek looking up the Nizina River. Mile-High-Cliffs on the left, Nizina Mountain center, Chitistone Mountain right of center, and Boulder Mountain on the right.

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DISCLAIMER

The 2300' airstrip is not a designated public facility; anyone using the strip does so at their own risk and the landowners are not responsible for any problems encountered with its use.

Anyone using any part of or all of said common areas (described in Addendum "A") assumes any and all liability for their actions and incidents resulting from them, their families and invitees use of said common areas.