Information About

Kenunga Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 3' 18" N,
150 ° 50' 57.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

2592 ft (790.04 m)

Kenunga Creek in Detail.

About

flows E N of Katiktak and Blackface Mts. to Ernie Creek in Valley of Precipices, 23 mi. E of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range

History

Marshall (1956, p. 46) wrote, I named this remarkable valley and the river which drained it Kenunga, which is Eskimo for knife edge. Marshall was referring to the number of knife-edge ridges he saw between Rumbling and Katiktak Mountains.

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 A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 (1971), Chandler Lake A-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Kenunga Creek

Glaciers:

East Alapah Glacier, West Alapah Glacier,

Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Alapah Mountain, Alapah Mountain, Als Mountain, Blackface Mountain, Cockedhat Mountain, Fan Mountain, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Limestack Mountain, Maptigak Mountain, Marshmallow Mountain, North Peak, Slatepile Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Ernie Pass, Holmes Pass, Peregrine Pass,

Streams:

Alinement Creek, Bombardment Creek, Ernie Creek, Fish Creek, Grizzly Creek, Irish Creek, Kachwona Creek, Kenunga Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,