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Anaktuvuk Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 8' 47" N,
151 ° 43' 21" W

Region

North Slope

Elevation

2182 ft (665.07 m)

Uses

Anaktuvuk Pass in Detail.

About

between headwaters of Anaktuvuk and John Rivers, SE of Soakpak Mtn., Brooks Range;

History

Named by W. J. Peters, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1901. He wrote, "being satisfied that the mountains could be crossed through this pass, which I called Anaktuvuk, from the northward-flowing river that it leads to * * *" (Schrader, 1904, p. 2).

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 A-3 (1971), Chandler Lake A-3 (1971), Chandler Lake A-3 (1971), Chandler Lake A-3 NW (2016),
Places Near Anaktuvuk Pass
Cities:

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Fictional Places:

Rescue,

Lakes:

Anivik Lake, Cache Lake, Eleanor Lake, Makaktuk Lake, Napaktualuit Lake,

Mountains:

Ingstad Mountain, Kollutuk Mountain, Napaktualuit Mountain, Nasaurak Mountain, Soakpak Mountain, Three River Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Streams:

Akvalutak Creek, Anivik Creek, Contact Creek, Firestone Creek, Inukpasugruk Creek, Kongumavik Creek, Savioyok Creek, Skimo Creek,