Information About

Tupik Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tupik Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 33' 25.999" N,
161 ° 6' 25.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Noorvik

Elevation

2073 ft (631.85 m)

Tupik Creek in Detail.

About

In the De Long Mountains, flowing SE on the S side of Tupik Mountain and then NE to join Kogruk Creek to form the Utukok River, Brooks Range

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1950 for Tupik Mountain on the north side of the stream, an Eskimo word meaning "tent."

Topo Maps

Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain C-4 (1984), Misheguk Mountain C-4 SW (2015),
Places Near Tupik Creek
Mountains:

Copter Peak, Echo Mountain, Kingaviksak Mountain, Tupik Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Nachralik Pass,

Streams:

Cairn Creek, Kogruk Creek, Nunaviksak Creek, Tupik Creek, Ukpik Creek,