Information About

Lookout Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 5' 21.001" N,
158 ° 27' 6.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Atqasuk

Elevation

1654 ft (504.14 m)

Lookout Ridge in Detail.

About

extends E from Disappointment Creek, between Colville and Awuna River, 115 mi. SE of Wainwright, Arctic Slope

History

Name proposed by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1925, in reference to the numerous Eskimo lookout stations and frames of old camps seen there. This ridge is a convenient observation area for the Eskimo in hunting caribou.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Lookout Ridge
Lakes:

Liberator Lake,

Ridges:

Lookout Ridge,

Rivers:

Kiligwa River,

Streams:

Jubilee Creek,