Information About

Black Butte

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Black Butte on The Map

Location

65 ° 45' 40" N,
163 ° 14' 15" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Deering

Elevation

1955 ft (595.88 m)

Black Butte in Detail.

About

3.7 mi NNW of Cloud Lake and 2.5 mi NW of the Asses Ears, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because "The hill lies on the crest of a ridge underlain by marble; the hill itself, however consists of granite. A heavy cover of lichens gives the granite rubble a black color which contrasts sharply with the surrounding marble when seen from a distance."

Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben D-3 (1950), Bendeleben D-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben D-3 SE (2017),
Places Near Black Butte
Bays:

Granite Bay, Salix Bay,

Islands:

Gull Islands,

Lakes:

Lake Cloud, Imuruk Lake,

Mountains:

Asses Ears, Black Butte, Cassiope Cone, Crossfox Butte, Mount Foster, Hoodoo Hill, Skeleton Butte, Virginia Butte,

Pillars:

Twincairn Cone,

Ridges:

Nimrod Hill,

Rivers:

Pinnell River,

Streams:

American Creek, Collins Creek, Cunningham Creek, Eureka Creek, Hannum Creek, June Creek, Magnet Creek, Milroy Creek, Nelson Creek, Old Glory Creek, Perry Creek, Trail Creek,

Valleys:

Eureka Gulch, Logan Gulch, Snow Gulch,