Information About

Pikonik Mound

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pikonik Mound on The Map

Location

70 ° 21' 32" N,
150 ° 35' 12.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Pikonik Mound in Detail.

About

between Colville and Miluveach Rivers, 9 mi. S of Harrison Bay, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1951 by 1SC&GS to mean "lookout place." It may be from the word "pingoqneq" meaning "high(?)hill."

Topo Maps

Harrison Bay B-1 (1955), Harrison Bay B-1 (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay (1955), Harrison Bay B-1 (1962), Harrison Bay B-1 SW (2017),
Places Near Pikonik Mound
Capes:

Anajuk Point,

Channels:

Elaktoveach Channel, Kupigruak Channel,

Hills:

Kachemach Mound, Pikonik Mound,

Islands:

Anachlik Island, Nuekshat Island,

Mountains:

Kachemach Mound,

Rivers:

Kachemach River, Miluveach River,