Information About

Gates of the Arctic

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Location

67 ° 49' 52" N,
150 ° 52' 40.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Parent

Elevation

1460 ft (445.01 m)

Gates of the Arctic in Detail.

About

on North Fork Koyukuk River, between Frigid Crags and Boreal Mtn., 37 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range

History

Named in 1929 by Marshall (1956, p. 7), who reported, "I bestowed the name of Gates of the Arctic on them * * *."

Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-2 (1971), Wiseman D-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Gates of the Arctic

Mountains:

Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Eroded Mountain, Frigid Crags, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Moving Mountain, Redstar Mountain, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Gates of the Arctic, Holmes Pass,

Streams:

Bombardment Creek, Cladonia Creek, Ernie Creek, Fish Creek, Fishless Creek, Irish Creek, Jumbo Creek, Kachwona Creek, Pyramid Creek, Redstar Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,