69 ° 8' 24" N,
145 ° 26' 20" W
North Slope
5190 ft (1581.91 m)
group of mountains, bounded on the south, on the west by Canning River, on north by Ikiakpuk Valley and Lake Schrader, on east by Hulahula River, in Brooks Range, northeast of the Philip Smith Mountains. 30 miles wide.
HistoryOn July 20, 1837, Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 125) wrote: "The portion at the Rocky Mountains (Brooks Range) visible from the coast does not terminate, as conjectured by Sir John Franklin, with the Romanzof chain. After a brief interval, another chain commences, less lofty perhaps, but equally picturesque; which in honor of the distinguished officer whose discoveries we were following up, we named the Franklin Range." (AK-T1)
Pictures of, from, or near Franklin Mountains.
Glacier G214662E69080N, Glacier G214672E69241N, Glacier G214686E69275N, Glacier G214722E69276N, Glacier G214740E69082N, Glacier G214766E69084N,
Mountain Ranges:Fourth Range, Franklin Mountains,
Streams:Just before 9am the rumble of a prop enters the valley in the west. I get up, get outside the tent. Ready to welcome Eric to camp, they pass high overhead and then proceed to disappear to the northeast, heading out towards Fire Creek.
