Information About

Lookout River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lookout River on The Map

Location

69 ° 2' 43.001" N,
156 ° 34' 30" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Atqasuk

Elevation

869 ft (264.87 m)

Lookout River in Detail.

About

heads in lake, flows E to Awuna River, 140 mi. SE of Wainwright, Arctic Slope

History

So named in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), after Lookout Ridge. The Eskimo name for this stream is "Kolaktok."

Topo Maps

Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge A-1 (1984), Lookout Ridge A-1 SW (2016),
Places Near Lookout River
Mountain Passes:

Birthday Pass,

Rivers:

Ipnavik River, Lookout River,

Streams:

Birthday Creek,