Information About

Gunsight Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 44' 15" N,
151 ° 54' 38.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1207 ft (367.89 m)

Gunsight Pass in Detail.

About

On the Siksikpuk River on the W side of Gunsight Mountain, 42 mi. N of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists about 1950 "after the mountain."

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 C-4 (1987), Chandler Lake C-4 NE (2016),
Places Near Gunsight Pass
Mountains:

Ayiyak Mesa, Gunsight Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Gunsight Pass,

Rivers:

Ayiyak River, Siksikpuk River,

Streams:

Autumn Creek, Desolation Creek, Natvakruak Creek, Tiglukpuk Creek,

Valleys:

Ningolik Valley,