Information About

Topkok Head

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 33' 15.001" N,
163 ° 58' 59.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

White Mountain

Elevation

486 ft (148.13 m)

Topkok Head in Detail.

About

on N coast of Norton Sound, 14 mi. E of Solomon, Seward Peninsula high

History

Local name reported in 1900 by Barnard (in brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) published "Cape Topkok" in 1900. The name is derived from the village reported as "Tupka-ak" by Petroff in the 10th Census in 1880. This appears to be the feature reported in 1842-44 as "M(ys) Utesistyy," meaning "cliffy cape," by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and shown as "M(ys) Utes" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Solomon C-4 (1950), Solomon C-4 (1950), Solomon C-4 (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951),
Places Near Topkok Head
Cities:

Topkok,

Bays:

Boat Harbor,

Capes:

Topkok Head,

Lakes:

Taylor Lagoon,

Rivers:

Skookum River, Topkok River,

Streams:

Allen Creek, Antler Creek, Basin Creek, Beaton Creek, Betsy Creek, Blane Creek, Boil Creek, California Creek, Chicken Creek, Constance Creek, Daisy Creek, Dewey Creek, Eldorado Creek, Etta Creek, Eureka Creek, French Creek, Goldbottom Creek, Goodenough Creek, Guy Rowe Creek, Helen Creek, Helena Creek, Horton Creek, Hugh Rowe Creek, Kentucky Creek, Lime Creek, Lion Creek, Lost Creek, O-Brien Creek, Offield Creek, Orphan Creek, Rock Creek, Ryan Creek, Santa Cruz Creek, Silverbow Creek, Slate Creek, Snow Creek, Sourdough Creek, Sunrise Creek, Surprise Creek, Trap Creek, Windy Creek,

Valleys:

Walling Gulch,