Information About

Oxadak Mountain

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Wiseman

Parent:

Brooks Range

Elevation:

7123 ft (2171.09 m)

About

N head of Alinement Creek, 8.5 mi. N of Apoon Mtn., and 43 mi. N of Wiseman, Brooks Range

History of Oxadak Mountain

Named in 1939 by Marshall (1956, p. 162) who wrote, "Even more impressive---was the black mountain---which I had taken to be Oolah Mtn. Actually it turned out to be a different peak, which we named Oxadak, after a venerable oldster of the arctic Eskimos."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake A-1 (1971), Chandler Lake A-1 (1971), Chandler Lake A-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Oxadak Mountain

Mountains:

Alhamblar Mountain, Amawk Mountain, Apoon Mountain, Eekayruk Mountain, Falsoola Mountain, Harvey Mountain, Oolah Mountain, Oxadak Mountain, Snowheel Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Kinnorutin Pass, Naqsralugiaq Pass,

Streams:

Blarney Creek, Eekayruk Creek, Kapoon Creek, Karillyukpuk Creek, Kinnorutin Creek,

Valleys:

Oolah Valley,