Information About

Mount Hamlet

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 46' 1.999" N,
165 ° 57' 13" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

1877 ft (572.11 m)

Mount Hamlet in Detail.

About

in Lisburne Hills, 10 mi. SE of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.

History

Named in 1904 by A. J. Collier, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Captain D. C. Hamlet, commander of the U.S. Revenue Marine steamer Thetis. The Eskimo name "Igiksukrak" means "highest mountain."

Topo Maps

Point Hope (1952), Point Hope D-2 (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope D-2 SW (2014),

Places Near Mount Hamlet

Hills:

The Ears,

Mountains:

Angayutak Mountain, Mount Buckland, Eekroat Pinnaeles, Mount Hamlet, Mount Itsalik, Mount Nasak, Ooguk Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Igrarok Hills,

Streams:

Ayugatak Creek, Eeneegiksook Creek, Igrarok Creek, Kiliktakgot Creek, Selin Creek,

Cities:

Wevok,