Information About

Lower Kobuk Canyon

Lower Kobuk Canyon

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Hughes

Elevation:

505 ft (153.92 m)

About

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

History of Lower Kobuk Canyon

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

Found on the following 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,