Information About

Lisburne Ridge

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lisburne Ridge on The Map

Location

68 ° 36' 40" N,
156 ° 35' 17.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

2441 ft (744.02 m)

Lisburne Ridge in Detail.

About

Extends WNW-ESE, on the W side of the Etivluk River, between it and hardway Creek, 29 mi NNE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope.

History

So named in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the fifth and farthest north belt of the Lisburne (limestone) group is exposed on Lisburne Ridge, a narrow hogback that coincides with a major fault (Chapman and others, 1964, p. 342).