Information About

Klim Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Klim Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 24' 36" N,
159 ° 50' 33" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Selawik

Elevation

1050 ft (320.04 m)

Klim Creek in Detail.

About

In the De Long Mountains, flowing S to the Nimiuktuk River, 15 mi SE of Thunder Mountain, Brooks Range

History

Named by a U.S. Geological Survey exploring party in 1924. "So named because the only substance remaining for the (field) party at this point, was a part of a can of Klim." Klim was powdered "milk" (spelled backwards).

Topo Maps

Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain B-2 (1990), Misheguk Mountain B-2 NE (2015),
Places Near Klim Creek
Lakes:

Aniralik Lake,

Mountains:

Rabbit Ears,

Mountain Passes:

Natinakunit Pass,

Streams:

Ignisirok Creek, Klim Creek, Kukukpilak Creek, Seagull Creek, Tumit Creek,