Information About

Knifeblade Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 9' 38.002" N,
154 ° 52' 30" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

1552 ft (473.05 m)

Knifeblade Ridge in Detail.

About

extends W of Angoyakvik Pass between Colville and Kigalik Rivers, 12 mi. S of head of Ikpikpuk River, Arctic Slope.

History

Probably named in the 1940's by the geologists on the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 exploration. The Eskimo name for this ridge, "Kimikpak," has been applied to a ridge 17 miles further east by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Ikpikpuk River (1951), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River (1956), Ikpikpuk River A-4 (1984), Ikpikpuk River A-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Knifeblade Ridge

Cities:

Kigalik,

Ridges:

Knifeblade Ridge,

Rivers:

Kigalik River, Kurupa River,

Streams:

Kay Creek, Koskatantna Creek, Maybe Creek,