69 ° 24' 29.002" N,
145 ° 55' 35" W
North Slope
1194 ft (363.93 m)
Along the course of Eagle Creek, extending W to the Canning River, between Third Range and Franklin Mts., 27 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Arctic Slope. 18 miles long.
HistoryEskimo name "Ikiakpak" reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 96), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to mean "big valley."
Shubelik Mountains, Shublik Mountains,
Rivers:Marsh Fork, Marsh Fork Canning River,
Streams:Cache Creek, Curve Creek, Eagle Creek, Hue Creek, Plunge Creek,
Valleys:Just before 9am the rumble of a prop enters the valley in the west. I get up, get outside the tent. Ready to welcome Eric to camp, they pass high overhead and then proceed to disappear to the northeast, heading out towards Fire Creek.
9:30am camp was packed and I was ready to move. I was also still thirsty from the day before. I was only about three-quarter miles from Cache Creek. Going at a calm pace it was fine.