Information About

Desolation Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 42' 11.002" N,
151 ° 53' 53.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1014 ft (309.07 m)

Desolation Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW 14 mi. to Siksikpuk River, SW of Gunsight Mtn., 40 mi. N of Anaktuvuk Pass; Arctic Slope.

History

so named about 1950 by W. W. Patton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because it drains part of a desolate lowland between the Siksikpuk and Anatuvuk Rivers."

Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake C-4 (1987), Chandler Lake C-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Desolation Creek

Mountains:

Ayiyak Mesa, Gunsight Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Gunsight Pass,

Rivers:

Ayiyak River, Siksikpuk River,

Streams:

Autumn Creek, Confusion Creek, Desolation Creek, Natvakruak Creek, Tiglukpuk Creek,

Valleys:

Ningolik Valley,