Information About

Grizzly Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Grizzly Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 3' 28.001" N,
150 ° 51' 25.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

2615 ft (797.05 m)

Grizzly Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE, then SW, from a glacier on Limestack Mtn. to Ernie Creek 23 mi. E of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 7 miles long.

History

In reporting his naming of this stream, Marshall (1956, p. 19) first recounted the events of the previous day when two grizzlies had sent the horses running. Finally he wrote, "I set out up the northeast fork, which we named Grizzly Creek because of our recent adventure."