French Creek, Converse County, Wyoming, United States

Type:	Stream - a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
Mindat.org Region:	Converse County, Wyoming, USA
Region:	Converse County, Wyoming, United States
Latitude:	42° 30' 4" N
Longitude:	105° 47' 49" W
Lat/Long (dec):	42.50136,-105.79695
Köppen climate type:	BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Elevation:	2,231m
Mindat Feature ID:	5825656
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5825656:7
GUID:	747cab72-db44-48d0-a967-a8b0f7e7596d

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Copper King Mine (Old Copper King Mine), Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 29' 38" N	105° 47' 2" W	1.4km (0.8 miles)
Oriole Mine, Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 29' 43" N	105° 46' 54" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Amphibolite dikes of igneous origin, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 30' 9" N	105° 46' 8" W	2.3km (1.4 miles)
Copper King Mine, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 28' 0" N	105° 48' 56" W	4.1km (2.6 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018939), Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 31' 32" N	105° 52' 55" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
J. B. No. 1 occurrence, Laramie Mountains, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 33' 17" N	105° 43' 29" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Kerr-McGee Post Group Claims No. 2 (AEC No. 326), Campbell County, Wyoming, USA	42° 34' 46" N	105° 46' 54" W	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10207945), Campbell County, Wyoming, USA	42° 30' 45" N	105° 41' 18" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Hazenville prospect, La Prele Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 30' 18" N	105° 38' 47" W	12.3km (7.7 miles)
Brenning Prospect (Brenning Prospect - Esterbrook Area), Esterbrook Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 25' 54" N	105° 54' 57" W	12.5km (7.8 miles)
Poverty Mining Company, Esterbrook Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 23' 24" N	105° 50' 39" W	13.0km (8.1 miles)
Perry Claim, Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 26' 35" N	105° 57' 2" W	14.2km (8.8 miles)
Brenning Prospect, Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 25' 56" N	105° 56' 44" W	14.4km (8.9 miles)
Pyramid mine, War Bonnet Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 23' 25" N	105° 41' 29" W	15.1km (9.4 miles)
Pyramid Mine (War Bonnet Group), Esterbrook Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 23' 25" N	105° 41' 26" W	15.1km (9.4 miles)
Morton Ranch Occurrence (MRDS - 10254181), Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 27' 59" N	105° 58' 35" W	15.2km (9.5 miles)
Mammoth - Warbonnet Group, Esterbrook Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 22' 51" N	105° 42' 20" W	15.3km (9.5 miles)
Esterbrook Mine, Esterbrook Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 24' 49" N	105° 36' 19" W	18.5km (11.5 miles)
French Joe Prospect, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 27' 59" N	105° 34' 10" W	19.0km (11.8 miles)
Olin Brothers Property, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 40' 15" N	105° 44' 8" W	19.5km (12.1 miles)
Hoosier Boy Group (Hoosier Group - Esterbrook Area), Esterbrook Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 22' 0" N	105° 38' 29" W	19.7km (12.2 miles)
Night Owl Company 1-A Claims, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 24' 33" N	106° 0' 33" W	20.2km (12.5 miles)
Night Owl Claims, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 24' 50" N	106° 0' 46" W	20.2km (12.6 miles)
Beach Prospect, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 41' 27" N	105° 50' 25" W	21.4km (13.3 miles)
Swede Boy mine, Deer Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 38' 48" N	105° 58' 21" W	21.6km (13.4 miles)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10230004), Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 31' 28" N	105° 31' 32" W	22.4km (13.9 miles)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10157724), Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 32' 21" N	105° 31' 33" W	22.6km (14.0 miles)
Marshall Area Occurrence, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 17' 53" N	105° 51' 23" W	23.1km (14.4 miles)
TSG No. 1 Pit, Albany County, Wyoming, USA	42° 22' 19" N	106° 1' 9" W	23.2km (14.4 miles)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10303599), Converse County, Wyoming, USA	42° 31' 28" N	105° 30' 24" W	23.9km (14.9 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ 'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series'

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Uranophane

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Wyoming Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Wyoming, USA	State
Converse County, Wyoming, USA	County

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