Information About

Cosmos Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 0' 0" N,
157 ° 0' 0" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

1962 ft (598.02 m)

Cosmos Hills in Detail.

About

extends WNW-ESE between Ambler Low. and Kobuk River, Brooks Range. 30 miles long.

History

P. S. Smith and H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), wrote "This name is given because (Lt. G. M.) Stoney's winter camp on the Kobuk was called Fort Cosmos" (Brooks and others, 1911, p. 274).

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