Information About

Kigalik

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 21' 0" N,
154 ° 40' 0.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

223 ft (67.97 m)

Kigalik in Detail.

About

village site near head of Ikpikpuk River; Ak.

History

Ensign W. L. Howard stopped at this village from May 23 to 30, 1886, on his way from Ft. Cosmos to Point Barrow. consisted of 30 tents and 150 Eskimos (Stoney, 1900, p. 71-72). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Expedition of 1924 could find no signs of this settlement (Smith and Mertie, 1930, p. 110).

Topo Maps

Ikpikpuk River (1951), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River B-3 (1985), Ikpikpuk River B-3 SW (2016),

Places Near Kigalik

Cities:

Kigalik,

Areas:

Valley of the Willows,

Hills:

Howard Hill,

Ridges:

Knifeblade Ridge,

Rivers:

Kigalik River,

Streams:

Kay Creek, Maybe Creek, September Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of the Willows,