Information About

Pingaluk River

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 27' 29.002" N,
153 ° 47' 21.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Hughes

Tributary to

Alatna River

Length

22 mi (35.41 km)

Elevation

1362 ft (415.14 m)

Pingaluk River in Detail.

About

flows SW to Alatna River, 28 mi. SE of Survey Pass, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name reported by Tl. Stoney (1900 map), U.S. Navy (USN), in 1886 as "Ping-ing-a-look" but submitted by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Pingaluk" in 1913. The name may mean "bad hill."

Topo Maps

Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1966), Survey Pass B-2 (1986), Survey Pass B-2 NW (2016),

Places Near Pingaluk River

Lakes:

Takahula Lake,

Rivers:

Kutuk River, Nahtuk River, Pingaluk River, Takahula River,

Streams:

Arrigetch Creek, Millichetah Creek,