Information About

Yenituk Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Yenituk Creek on The Map

Location

67 ° 56' 48.998" N,
152 ° 13' 25" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1581 ft (481.89 m)

Yenituk Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to John River, 9 mi. NE of Cairn Mtn. and 67 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name reported about 1930 by Marshall (1956, p. 107) who wrote, "near the mouth of a minor western tributary, Yenituck (white face) Creek * * *. It name refers to the appearance of the hills in which the stream rises."