Information About

Danger Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 25' 17" N,
155 ° 44' 13.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

3163 ft (964.08 m)

Danger Pass in Detail.

About

in Schwatka Mts., at heads of Ivik Creek to the S, and Kugrak River to the N, Brooks Range

History

Translation of an Eskimo name recorded in Kobuk as Nanyanaiuktak. Reported by Orth, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956 to be so named because the Ivik Creek side of the pass is extremely precipitous.

Topo Maps

Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1966), Survey Pass B-6 (1990), Survey Pass B-6 NE (2016),

Places Near Danger Pass

Mountains:

Shulakpachak Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Danger Pass,

Streams:

Arch Creek, Ivik Creek,