Information About

Rim Butte

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 34' 18.998" N,
157 ° 23' 16.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Atqasuk

Parent

Brooks Range

Elevation

2861 ft (872.03 m)

Rim Butte in Detail.

About

in Brooks Range, 27 mi. NNW of Howard Pass.

History

Name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1951. Named in 1950 by I. L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), geologist with the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 explorations because of the "prominent butt of rimrock."

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass C-3 (1984), Howard Pass C-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Rim Butte

Mountains:

Mount Bupto, Rim Butte,

Streams:

Bupto Creek, Friendly Creek, Memorial Creek,