Information About

Lower Kobuk Canyon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lower Kobuk Canyon on The Map

Location

66 ° 47' 11.4" N,
154 ° 43' 27.12" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

505 ft (153.92 m)

Lower Kobuk Canyon in Detail.

About

on Kobuk River, 9 mi. W of Norutak Lake, Kotzebue-Kobuk Lowlands.

History

Name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1956. Referred to as the "lower gorge of the Kowak" by Mendenhall (1902, p. 25).

Topo Maps

Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1965), Hughes D-4 (1986), Hughes D-4 SE (2016),
Places Near Lower Kobuk Canyon
Lakes:

Nutuvukti Lake,

Parks:

Gates of the Arctic National Preserve,

Mountain Ranges:

Akoliakruich Hills, Norutak Hills,

Valleys:

Lower Kobuk Canyon,