Information About

Kinnorutin Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 55' 43" N,
150 ° 14' 7.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Wiseman

Elevation

2986 ft (910.13 m)

Kinnorutin Creek in Detail.

About

flows from Kinnorutin Pass 2.5 mi. E of Hammond River 36 mi. N of Wiseman; Brooks Range

History

Marshall (1956, p. 75) wrote, "To commemorate Ernie's and my mistake I gave the name 'Kinnorutin' (Eskimo) (you are crazy) to this pass and creek which flows eastward from it into Hammond River." a pass between the Clear and Hammond Rivers was actually the Arctic Divide.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Kinnorutin Creek
Mountains:

Alhamblar Mountain, Amawk Mountain, Apoon Mountain, Eekayruk Mountain, Falsoola Mountain, Harvey Mountain, Oolah Mountain, Oxadak Mountain, Snowheel Mountain, Whiteface Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Kinnorutin Pass, Naqsralugiaq Pass,

Streams:

Blarney Creek, Eekayruk Creek, Hungry Creek, Kapoon Creek, Karillyukpuk Creek, Kinnorutin Creek, Kupuk Creek,

Valleys:

Oolah Valley,