Information About

Upper Kobuk Canyon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Upper Kobuk Canyon on The Map

Location

66 ° 57' 32" N,
154 ° 25' 18.998" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Hughes

Elevation

597 ft (181.97 m)

Upper Kobuk Canyon in Detail.

About

along Kobuk River, 10 mi. N of Norutak Lake, Brooks Range

History

Name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), refers to it as a gorge (Healy, 1887, p. 34).

Topo Maps

Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1956), Hughes (1965), Hughes D-3 (1986), Hughes D-3 NW (2016),
Places Near Upper Kobuk Canyon
Islands:

Swan Island,

Lakes:

Norutak Lake, Walker Lake,

Valleys:

Upper Kobuk Canyon,