Information About

Rim Butte

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Atqasuk

Parent:

Brooks Range

Elevation:

2861 ft (872.03 m)

About

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

History of Rim Butte

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."

Found on the following 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,