Information About

Black Head

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Black Head on The Map

Location

71 ° 4' 9.001" N,
155 ° 16' 14.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Black Head in Detail.

About

N point of entrance to Kurgorak Bay, 37 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain

History

Originally named "Black Rock Point" on Thomas Simpson's map. On August 2, 1837 he wrote, "an angular mass of dark-colored granite lay off the point * * *." "Black Head" was published on Captain F. W. Beechey's "Point Rodney to Point Barrow" chart, dated 1826-54.

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-2 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-2 SE (2016),
Places Near Black Head
Bays:

Kurgorak Bay,

Capes:

Black Head, Tangent Point,

Channels:

Dease Inlet, Sanigaruak Pass,

Islands:

Igalik Island, Kulgurak Island, Sanigaruak Island,