Information About

Shale Wall Bluff

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Shale Wall Bluff on The Map

Location

69 ° 3' 25.999" N,
150 ° 52' 10.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Elevation

764 ft (232.87 m)

Shale Wall Bluff in Detail.

About

On the W bank of the Nanushuk River, 16 mi upstream from the mouth of the Anaktuvuk River, 10 mi. SE of Outpost Mtn. and 36 mi. SE of Umiat, Arctic Slope.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, between 1944 and 1953, "because a name was needed for a type locality for the Shale Wall member of the Seabee formation."

Topo Maps

Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat A-2 (1971), Umiat A-2 SE (2017),
Places Near Shale Wall Bluff
Basins:

Racetrack Basin,

Cliffs:

Schrader Bluff, Shale Wall Bluff, Twin Bluffs,

Ridges:

Rooftop Ridge,

Rivers:

Tuluga River,