Information About

Hunt River

Hunt River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 49 ft (14.94 m)
About

heads at 674000N, 1584800W, flows S to Kobuk River, 45 mi. NW of Shungnak, Brooks Range. 43 miles long.

History of Hunt River

Named by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885, probably for one of his party. He recorded the Eskimo name as "Kon-gon-wik."