Information About

Sakpik Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 21' 56.999" N,
165 ° 34' 46.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

1312 ft (399.9 m)

Sakpik Mountain in Detail.

About

Bordered on the S by Angmakrok Creek and on the N by the Ipewik River, just N of Angmakrok Mountain and 17.5 mi NE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name reported to mean "tail of a whale." Reported in 1960 by D. C. Foote, Project Chariot. He spelled it "Saukpeek."