Information About

Surprise Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Surprise Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 57' 59" N,
162 ° 48' 36" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

528 ft (160.93 m)

Surprise Creek in Detail.

About

Heads at 684600N, 1622600W, 3.5 mi SSW of Poko Mountain and flows NW to Tupikchak Creek, 46 mi ENE of Cape Sabine, Arctic Slope.

History

Named in 1965 by geologists of the B. P. Exploration Company for their surprise as finding an unexpected rock sequence along the stream.

Topo Maps

De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains D-2 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains D-2 NE (2014),
Places Near Surprise Creek
Basins:

Beaufort Basin,

Mountains:

Igloo Mountain,

Ridges:

Amatusuk Hills,

Streams:

Surprise Creek, Tupikchak Creek,