Information About

Cairn Mountain

Quick Facts

Region:

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

4554 ft (1388.06 m)

About

Located 9 miles northeast of Sillyasheen Mountain and 68 miles northwest of Wiseman, Brooks Range.

History of Cairn Mountain

Named in 1931 by Marshall (1956, p. 107), because "we found indeed a rocky cairn which apparently had been built thirty years before by the Schrader-Peters expedition * * *". BGN decision reaffirmed in 1952.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-5 (1971), Wiseman D-5 SW (2016),

Places Near Cairn Mountain

Islands:

Barren Islands,

Lakes:

Loon Lake, Pamichtuk Lake,

Mountains:

Cairn Mountain, Crag Peak, Ursus Peak,

Rivers:

Hunt Fork John River,

Streams:

Kevuk Creek, Publituk Creek, Walkaround Creek, Yenituk Creek,