Information About

Simik Hill

Simik Hill

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 341 ft (103.94 m)
About

10 mi. SW of Jarvis Mtn. and 9 mi. NE of Kivalina, Arctic Slope

History of Simik Hill

Eskimo name meaning "stopper" or "plug" so called because from upriver the hill seems to block the Kivalina River; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch. Burch.