Information About

Ipnavik River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ipnavik River on The Map

Location

68 ° 53' 53.002" N,
156 ° 27' 59" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

1030 ft (313.94 m)

Ipnavik River in Detail.

About

heads in Brooks Range, flows NE to Colville River, 50 mi. NNE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope. 68 miles long.

History

Eskimo name given by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), referring to "the place where young Dall sheep are raised." The name first appears on a 1925 fieldsheet by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Ipnavak."

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass D-1 (1984), Howard Pass D-1 NW (2016),
Places Near Ipnavik River
Lakes:

Smith Mountain Lakes,

Mountains:

Kingak Mountain, Smith Mountain,

Rivers:

Ipnavik River, Lookout River,

Streams:

Blankenship Creek, Medial Creek,