Information About

Beechey Mound

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Beechey Mound on The Map

Location

70 ° 26' 35.999" N,
149 ° 14' 19" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Beechey Mound in Detail.

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, 3.5 mi. SW of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain

History

Named in 1911 for Beechey Point and used as a triangulation station by Leffingwell (1919, p. 41).

Places Near Beechey Mound
Archipelagos:

Jones Islands,

Bars:

Cat Shoals, Loon Shoal,

Bays:

Simpson Lagoon,

Capes:

Back Point, Beechey Point, Kavearak Point,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Cottle Island,

Mountains:

Beechey Mound,

Rivers:

Sakonowyak River,