Information About

Nigu Bluff

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nigu Bluff on The Map

Location

68 ° 29' 6" N,
156 ° 22' 21" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

2028 ft (618.13 m)

Nigu Bluff in Detail.

About

On the E bank of the Nigu River, 4 mi S of its mouth, 22 mi. NE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope.

History

Named in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the multi-colored chert in the bluff. "Nigu" is an Eskimo word for "rainbow."

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass B-1 (1984), Howard Pass B-1 NW (2016),
Places Near Nigu Bluff
Lakes:

Lake Betty,

Mountains:

Kivliktort Mountain, Nigu Bluff, Puvakrat Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Nigu Hills,

Ridges:

Lisburne Ridge,

Rivers:

Nigu River,

Streams:

Kutchaurak Creek, Tukuto Creek,