Information About

Fourth Range

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fourth Range on The Map

Location

69 ° 21' 0" N,
145 ° 34' 59.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

2992 ft (911.96 m)

Fourth Range in Detail.

About

Located in the Franklin Mountains, extends west from Sadlerockit River along the south side of Ikiakpak Valley to the Canning River 15 miles southeast of Mount Copleston, Brooks Range.

History

Name applied by geologists in 1972. So named because "this range is the fourth and most southerly of a distinctive group of related mountain ranges. Each was carved from one of a series of four en echelon antielinal fold." (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files).

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson B-3 (1956), Mount Michelson B-3 (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956),
Places Near Fourth Range
Glaciers:

Northernmost Glacier,

Hills:

Catcher's Mitt,

Mountain Ranges:

Fourth Range, Franklin Mountains, Shublik Mountains, Third Range,

Streams:

Franklin Creek, Straight Creek,