Balm of Gilead Gulch is a physical feature (valley) in Nome Borough.
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Feature Name: | Balm of Gilead Gulch |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Valley |
Description: | 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: | "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." |
Borough: | Nome Borough |
Latitude: | 65.0194320679 |
Longitude: | -163.69480896 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Balm of Gilead Gulch: Balm of Gilead Gulch.
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Council, AK (8.7 miles S) |