Information About

Pupik Hills

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 6' 18" N,
157 ° 20' 21.998" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Shungnak

Parent

Brooks Range

Elevation

2451 ft (747.06 m)

Pupik Hills in Detail.

About

extend E-W between Aniuk River and Fauna Creek, 10 mi. SW of Howard Pass, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name obtained at Noatak in 1956 by Orth, and reported to mean "tail". The hills were probably so named because they form a tail-like appendage from the main mountain range.

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass A-3 (1984), Howard Pass A-3 SE (2017),
Places Near Pupik Hills
Mountain Ranges:

Pupik Hills,

Streams:

Atongarak Creek, Rough Mountain Creek,