Information About

Cairn Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cairn Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 28' 14.002" N,
161 ° 8' 40.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Noorvik

Elevation

1234 ft (376.12 m)

Cairn Creek in Detail.

About

In DeLong Mts., flows S to the Kugururck River 6 mi W of Mount Bastille, 15 mi. N of Misheguk Mtn., Brooks Range. 5 miles long.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1950 for an old cairn found on the pass (Narchralik) between this stream and the Utukok River drainage.