Information About

Desolation Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

1014 ft (309.07 m)

About

flows NW 14 mi. to Siksikpuk River, SW of Gunsight Mtn., 40 mi. N of Anaktuvuk Pass; Arctic Slope.

History of Desolation Creek

so named about 1950 by W. W. Patton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because it drains part of a desolate lowland between the Siksikpuk and Anatuvuk Rivers."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake C-4 (1987), Chandler Lake C-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Desolation Creek

Mountains:

Ayiyak Mesa, Gunsight Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Gunsight Pass,

Rivers:

Ayiyak River, Siksikpuk River,

Streams:

Autumn Creek, Confusion Creek, Desolation Creek, Natvakruak Creek, Tiglukpuk Creek,

Valleys:

Ningolik Valley,