Information About

Encampment Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Encampment Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 25' 36.998" N,
152 ° 1' 16" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1900 ft (579.12 m)

Encampment Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Confusion Creek, 9 mi. NW of Natvakruak Lake and 22 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 15 miles long.

History

So named in 1950 by W. W. Patton and A. S. Keller, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because our field party camped on the creek."