Information About

Nigu Bluff

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nigu Bluff on The Map

Location

68 ° 29' 6" N,
156 ° 22' 21" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

2028 ft (618.13 m)

Nigu Bluff in Detail.

About

On the E bank of the Nigu River, 4 mi S of its mouth, 22 mi. NE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope.

History

Named in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the multi-colored chert in the bluff. "Nigu" is an Eskimo word for "rainbow."

Places Near Nigu Bluff
Lakes:

Lake Betty,

Mountains:

Kivliktort Mountain, Nigu Bluff, Puvakrat Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Nigu Hills,

Ridges:

Lisburne Ridge,

Rivers:

Nigu River,

Streams:

Kutchaurak Creek, Tukuto Creek,