Information About

Pipe Spit

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Kotzebue

About

on Baldwin Peninsula, extends into Hotham Inlet, 8 mi. NE of Kotzebue, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History of Pipe Spit

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), (1900, map) derived from the shrine of Saint Terese near the creek's mouth. Reported in 1937 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue D-1 (1951), Kotzebue D-1 (1951), Kotzebue (1958), Kotzebue D-1 NW (2016),

Places Near Pipe Spit

Areas:

Noatak River Delta,

Bars:

Pipe Spit,

Capes:

Cape Blossom, Lockhart Point,

Dams:

Kotzebue Water Supply Dam,

Islands:

Kinuk Island,

Mountain Ranges:

Mulik Hills,

Rivers:

Noatak River,

Streams:

Hugo Creek, Little Noatak Slough, Saninak Creek, Shiliak Creek,