Information About

Tuktu Bluff

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 43' 58.001" N,
152 ° 18' 19.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1070 ft (326.14 m)

Tuktu Bluff in Detail.

About

E of junction of Chandler and Kiruktagiak Rivers, 11 mi. W of Gunsight Mtn. and 44 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope

History

Eskimo name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve no. 4; name given in 1944. The bluff is a part of Taktu Escarpment.

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 NW (2016),

Places Near Tuktu Bluff

Cliffs:

Sivugak Bluff, Tuktu Bluff,

Rivers:

Kiruktagiak River,

Streams:

Ivory Creek, Torok Creek, Wolverine Creek,