Information About

Kavaksurak Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kavaksurak Mountain on The Map

Location

68 ° 18' 20.002" N,
157 ° 1' 22.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shungnak

Parent

Brooks Range

Elevation

4026 ft (1227.12 m)

Kavaksurak Mountain in Detail.

About

in Brooks Range, on W side of Howard Pass

History

Named by Orth in 1956 for field reference reasons. It is the Eskimo name for Howard Pass obtained at Noatak the same year and reported to mean "a little red," by also may mean "becaomes red" (qavioqsirok), referring to the turning red of the vegetation in late summer and early fall.

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass B-2 (1984),
Places Near Kavaksurak Mountain
Lakes:

Kiingyak Lake, Nigtun Lake, Tukuto Lake,

Mountains:

Kavaksurak Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Howard Pass,

Streams:

Bupto Creek, Fauna Creek, Flora Creek, Memorial Creek, Rough Mountain Creek,