Information About

Tugak Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 16' 53" N,
144 ° 17' 13.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

8527 ft (2599.03 m)

Tugak Peak in Detail.

About

In the Brooks Range in Romanzof Mountains, on the S side of Esetuk Glacier, 2 mi SSW of the Summit of Mount Michelson.

History

Eskimo name (Tuak) reported to mean "walrus tusk" by G. G. Barnes, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named Mount Murie in November 1964, but rescinded in April, 1965 at the request of Mrs. Murie. Her late husband, Olaus Murie, leading proponent in establishing the Arctic Wilderness Range, disapproved of applying personal names to physical features.