68 ° 55' 18.998" N,
160 ° 48' 29.999" W
North Slope
2516 ft (766.88 m)
near head of Colville River, 49 mi. NNE of Misheguk Mtn., Arctic Slope.
HistoryNamed by the 1925 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) exploring expedition, "derived from the Eskimo name, "Nikipak," which means meat" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p.54).